Reframing the Conversation brings together experts from across campus and the community to spark important conversations around racism, othering, and safety.
Community Conversations are biweekly campus dialogues open to all students, faculty, staff, and community partners. An opportunity to build community, strengthen relationships, share thoughts and feelings, and learn from each other.
Community Read is a regular reading & discussion group hosted by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library; Office of the Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; and partners across the University of Utah. For the November sessions, the series will explore Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord's “The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and Traditional Healing.”
Join Student Affairs and the Women's Resource Center for a discussion on how intersecting social identities relate to systems and structures of oppression and discrimination; particularly in relation to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women.
Community Read is a regular reading & discussion group hosted by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library; Office of the Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; and partners across the University of Utah. For the November sessions, the series will explore Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord's “The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and Traditional Healing.”
Please join Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner for her monthly dean’s book review. The book to be reviewed will be, The Night Watchman: A Novel by Louise Erdrich. This book was selected in celebration of November being Native American Heritage month.
Community Conversations are biweekly campus dialogues open to all students, faculty, staff, and community partners. An opportunity to build community, strengthen relationships, share thoughts and feelings, and learn from each other.
Join UEN, the AIRC, and the University of Utah College of Social Work for a film screening of "Tribal Justice" with a discussion following.
Friday Forums is a commitment to the state and region in elevating national conversations and showcasing models of disrupting complicit racism. Each session welcomes national thought leaders to lead discussions and provide opportunities for participants to share ideas on actionable items towards a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.
Community Read is a regular reading & discussion group hosted by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library; Office of the Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; and partners across the University of Utah. For the November sessions, the series will explore Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord's “The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and Traditional Healing.”
Join the Salt Lake City Mayor's Office at the Salt Lake City & County building for a joint press event with Mayor Mendenhall, the University of Utah American Indian Resource Center (AIRC), Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake (UICSL), and Utah Division of Indian Affairs (UDIA) to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
To honor Native American Heritage Month, please join Dr. Evan Adams, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Indigenous Services Canada, as he discusses Indigenous health and wellbeing. Dr. Adams is a Coast Salish actor and physician from the Tla’amin First Nation near Powell River, BC, Canada, also known for his role as Thomas Builds-The-Fire in the film "Smoke Signals."
The fourth session in the Coffee and Conversation Series will focus on Indigenous Peoples in the reproductive justice movement. We will hear from panelists about their communities' struggles for reproductive justice and sovereignty both historically and presently.
For decades Indigenous healing practices have helped many who suffer from trauma. Join us as we take a holistic approach to address trauma from violence by promoting the well-being of Native people through Native teachings and traditions that can strengthen and help heal Native people. Restoring Ancestral Winds conference presenters will provide you with content relevant to serving Native American populations who live in urban areas and Tribal Nations.
This research presentation focuses on the mathematics instruction taught within Indian Boarding Schools during the Assimilation Era. Mary Smith (Diné) will present her findings on how assimilation practices were embedded in mathematics problems and were used to (re)construct the ways Native people viewed and used land.
Community Conversations are biweekly campus dialogues open to all students, faculty, staff, and community partners. An opportunity to build community, strengthen relationships, share thoughts and feelings, and learn from each other.
The School of Medicine Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in partnership with the American Indian Resource Center is recognizing Native American Heritage Month with an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to learn about Indigenous peoples and the impact of colonization. The goal of this workshop is to gain a greater understanding of the cultural background of patients and provide culturally sensitive care.
TV and film have long depicted Native Americans in the past tense. It's time to shine a light on the present-day experiences of Native young adults - and explore what's possible for their futures.
Despite its colonial origins, many tribes still use blood quantum as a requirement for tribal enrollment. Ronee Wopsock will share the history behind blood quantum and the implications for citizenship and belonging.
