The Plains Indian Museum Seminar will be held from October 11-14, 2007. This year, the Plains Indian Museum Seminar addresses indigenous cultures and peoples of the North American Great Plains and the Maori of New Zealand. The seminar will provide the opportunity for comparison, exchange of information, and promote understanding of the significance and processes of cultural preservation for native communities. Highlights include a welcome reception, open to all seminar registrants; a keynote presentation -- "Te Rongo" by Potaka Taite and his family, traditional musicians from Tokorehe Marae; seminar presentations by Maori and Plains Indian tribal members; a Saturday night banquet and program (extra fee); and a field trip to the Medicine Wheel (also an extra fee). Scheduled speakers include Erana Hemmingsen, Violet Goodall, Wes Martel, Dr. Judith Antell and Wayne C'Hair, Burton Pretty On Top, James Riding In, Arthur Amiotte, and Emma I. Hansen, Marilyn Hudson, Tapahia Heke, and Dr. Aroha Yates-Smith.
FMI contact Megan Wasp at the Plains Indian Museum by calling (307) 578-4028 or meganw@bbhc.org or www.bbhc.org/pis
