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American Indian culture expert to speak at annual Fall Forum
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The College of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of North Texas will host Dr. Charles Cambridge, an enrolled member of the Navajo tribe and an American Indian culture expert, as the featured speaker for its 7th annual Fall Forum on Sept. 23 (Tuesday). Cambridge will speak on "The Myth of the American Indian: Realities, Fictions, and Stereotypes" at 11 a.m. in the Silver Eagle Suite of the University Union, with an open discussion to follow. Cambridge will give a second talk at 7 p.m. in the University Union's Lyceum; a reception will follow. The University Union is located at 1155 Union Circle. Both speaking engagements are free and open to the public. The college selected Cambridge as the forum speaker to highlight the inaugural year of UNT's One Book, One Community program. One Book, One Community is a year-long program that focuses on a chosen theme, and a book that illustrates that theme. This year students were asked to read Barbara Kingsolver's "The Bean Trees" and consider the theme of "American Identity in an Age of Immigration: Beyond the Melting Pot." The debut novel by Kingsolver, "The Bean Trees" relates the experiences of a young woman who moves from her childhood home in rural Kentucky to a new life in Arizona. She befriends a family of Guatemalan immigrants and becomes the caregiver to a 3-year Cherokee child en route. "The treatment of the Cherokee character in 'The Bean Trees' brings up a number of myths about Native American culture," said Linda Holloway, associate dean of the college. "We believe that Dr. Cambridge will challenge students to think differently and dialogue openly about the theme of American identity as it relates to American Indians." Cambridge is a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology at Metropolitan State College at Denver. He was previously employed by the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Federal Acknowledgment. He has conducted research on AIDS and its spread among American Indian populations and its impact upon the cultural traditions of American Indian Tribes. He is a founding member of Engineers Without Borders and is also a member of the Finance Committee of the American Anthropological Association. Cambridge conceptualized and received international recognition for his experiments in appropriate technology and traditional architectural designs through his "Colorado Solar Hogan Project" at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Hogans are the primary traditional homes of the Navajo people. He and the project's architect received international awards and recognition for the groundbreaking cultural and technological concepts. For more information on Cambridge or the Fall Forum, contact Holloway at holloway@unt.edu or 940-565-3629.
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