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CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
Monday, November 1
OPENING CEREMONY
Great Hall, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue - Washington, D.C.
9:45 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
GUEST SPEAKER
D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas
ENTERTAINMENT
Vince Redhouse, Flutist
Oklahoma Fancy Dancers
If you require reasonable accommodations, contact Jennifer Hovencamp, Director,
I H S Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
301-443-1108 or jhovencamp@hqe.ihs.gov
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Saturday, November 13, 2004
City of Rockville
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Festival
Executive Office Building
101 Monroe Street
Rockville , Maryland
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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4th Annual NIH
American Indian/ Alaska Native Heritage Month Program
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November 16, 2004
Red Crooked Sky
Cultural Presentation
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Building 45, Natcher Conference Center
Reception to Follow
Red Crooked
Sky dance troupe is a collaborative mix of American Indians educating
and promoting positive cultural awareness through traditional and contemporary
dance. The troupe represents an array of tribes- Cherokee, Saponi, Sioux, Seneca,
Monacan, Osage and Pamunkey. Red Crooked Sky is
also generational. There are mothers, fathers, and children members - all who
believe and support family cultural development and spiritual awareness. |
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November 18, 2004
Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord
Author - "The Scalpel and the
Silver Bear"
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Building 10, Lipsett Auditorium
Reception to Follow
Dr. Alvord is
currently Associate Dean of Student and Multicultural Affairs at Dartmouth Medical
School. A member of the Navajo Tribe, she is also an Assistant Professor of Surgery,
an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and is a board certified practicing general
surgeon. Dr. Alvord's talks describe "Walking
in Beauty, Living in Balance - A Navajo Philosophy of Healing," and
the important role of ceremonies. Dr. Alvord discusses how she has incorporated
this wisdom into her surgical practice to create better healing environments
and how listeners to her talks can apply the principles of "Walking in Beauty"
to their own lives and communities in order to live healthier, happier lives.
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