C2C We Are Still Here: On Native Identity and Activism with Megan Red Shirt-Shaw
Channel: University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus
Date: 2020-10-08

This keynote presentation discusses the contemporary, and often forgotten, presence of Native people in social justice conversations through a personal lens. The conversation is not expected to define what it means to
be Indigenous in America, but is an opportunity to share one perspective, as an urban Lakota woman, about the importance of hearing our voices and our stories. Passionate about Indigenous rights issues, college admissions, and greater Native presence in media and higher education, Megan believes in empowering young people to use their voices for the issues they care about in their communities.Megan is also a gifted writer and has been published on Huffington Post, ThinkProgress, Racialicious, Model View Culture, and Last Real Indians.