Smith's heritage includes being the son of a Keetoo-wah chief and grandson of Chief Redbird Smith who reestablished the religion of the Keetoowah in Oklahoma after the Trail of Tears. Oklahoma Native Language Association Seminar - Dr. Akira Yamamoto, Professor of Linguistics, University of Kansas, will moderate a panel addressing the needs and concerns associated with preserving, promoting and enhancing the use of Native languages. Dr. Kracht traces Kiowa religious practices back to the horse and buffalo culture, then shows how culture change brought about by the extinction of the bison, missionaries, etc. Also at issue is the subsequent militarizing of rural regions like Chiapas. The speaker, Antonio Perez Mendez, Tseltzal indigenous traditional healer and herbalist and President of the Council of Traditional Indigenous Doctors and Midwives of Chipas, will provide first hand testimony on the adverse impacts of biopiracy on indigenous communities.
Registration is free, but reservations are advised due to space considerations.
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