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Tuesday, November 19 2024, 5-7:30 pm EST
Earth and Sky: Indigenous Perspectives on the Built Landscape — Native American Heritage Month Film and Discussion

From Earth to Sky over a building that looks like a teepee with a light shining from the top. Join us for this special film screening and panel discussion,co-hosted by WVU's:
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM, Davis College and 
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM, Eberly College
with support from The Native Nation Building Studio of MIG, Inc. 
The event is free and open to the public with free parking and complimentary refreshments.
(See details below to attend in person or register for the Zoom webinar.)

This stunning documentary by filmmaker Ron Chapman, “From Earth to Sky,” features seven diverse Indigenous architects from North America. Hear their inspiring stories of cultural connection to the land and see the extraordinary works they’ve designed. 

Our discussion panel includes three Indigenous professionals from MIG, Inc.’s Native Nation Building Studio. The talented individuals listed below serve Native Nations throughout the country, striving to ‘…listen, learn, and translate communities’ needs, desires, and priorities, balancing informed decisions in setting direction and helping to strengthen cohesiveness, self-determination, and assertion of sovereign nation status.

image of Jose Leal, MIG, Inc. Landscape Architect & Native Nation Building Director
José Leal (Spanish, French, Nahua), Landscape Architect & Director,
Native Nation Building Studio
 
image of Paul Fragua, MIG, Inc. Architect & Planner
Paul Fragua, Architect and Planner 
(Pueblo of Jemez)
 
image of Nate Willing, MIG, Inc., Landscape Architect, WVU Alum 2018
Nate Willing (First Nation Anishinaabe/Ojibwe), Landscape Designer 
WVU class of 2018, Landscape Architecture & Native American Studies

Attend in person at Room 1021 S. Agricultural Sciences Bldg., Evansdale Campus
OR
Register here and attend virtually via Zoom Webinar (Registration required for webinar access)

We gratefully acknowledge generous support provided for this event by:

The E. Lynn Miller Lecture Fund & The John R. Tschiderer Landscape Architecture Education Experience Fund


Earth and Sky Event on the WVU Calendar  

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Annual WVU Peace Tree Ceremony with guest of honor Kody Grant

The Peace Tree Ceremony was held Wed., Nov. 6th at 11:30am in the Gluck Theater in the Mountainlair on WVU's downtown campus. Mr. Grant’s public lecture will follow at 5pm in the Gluck Theater. Grant has nearly 20 years of experience in cultural education and museum interpretation.

2024 Peace Tree Ceremony Details

Spring 2024 Human Rights Film Series: “Amá” was held April 10th with NAS Elder-in-Residence Jean Whitehorse (Navajo Nation) 

The Spring 2024 Human Rights Film Series and Elder-in-Residence program  “Amá” was held April 10th, addressing the involuntary sterilization of thousands of Native American women. ( "Imagining the Indian,"  the April 2nd, film and panel discussion, was hosted by the Leadership Studies Program in partnership with Native American Studies.) Note: the first film in our Human Rights Film Series,  “Madan Sara,”  was screened on March 27th. 

  • “Amá” — April 10, 7:00-9:00 pm
  • Free and Open to the Public
  • REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED
  • Thanks to all who attended "Madan Sara" on March 27.

Spring 2024 Film and Event Details

"Imagining the Indian" Film and Panel Discussion was held April 2, 6:00 to 9:00 PM

"Imagining the Indian,"  the April 2nd film and panel discussion, was hosted by the Leadership Studies Program in partnership with the Native American StudiesProgram.

  • April 2nd, 2024 — 6:00 to 9:00 PM
  • Ming Hsieh Hall, G21
  • Free and Open to the Public

"Imagining the Indian" Event Details  

Annual Peace Tree Ceremony and the October 2023 Native Leaders Forum, "This Land Was Already Loved"

The Program for Native American Studies at West Virginia University hosted leaders of federally-recognized Shawnee and Lenape (Delaware) nations and the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. These esteemed leaders discussed their nations’ ancestral, cultural, and historical connections to the place now called West Virginia.

October 9th & 10th, 2023 / Free & Open to the Public

Watch the Forum Videos

NAS Research Colloquium

Students are encouraged to explore their academic subjects in-depth and then share their findings with the university community. The Native American Studies program sponsors undergraduate research colloquia, encouraging our emerging scholars to employ critical thinking and creative approaches to learning. These valuable opportunities allow faculty to mentor promising students and challenge them to consider post-baccalaureate study.

In addition, NAS faculty and other committee members are invited to share their research and creative projects with a community audience.

Native American Studies Program In the News

4 student leaders chosen for 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship for strong focus on community

4 student leaders chosen for 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship for strong focus on community

Students from across Eberly have been named Outstanding Seniors, Outstanding GTAs and Eberly Scholars

Students from across Eberly have been named Outstanding Seniors, Outstanding GTAs and Eberly Scholars

Every year, students from across Eberly College are selected as Outstanding Seniors and Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants. Eberly Scholars are also chosen annually for a monetary award to help offset the cost of their education as they work to achieve their academic goals. Read about all three groups below.
Native American Studies Program to Host 2023 Peace Tree Ceremony and Fall Forum

Native American Studies Program to Host 2023 Peace Tree Ceremony and Fall Forum

The Native American Studies Program at Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will host the Peace Tree Ceremony on October 9 and a forum with Native leaders on October 10 to highlight Native Nations’ ancestral, cultural and historical connections to the land now known as West Virginia.
2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Wren King

2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Wren King

Major: Anthropology, Women’s and Gender Studies, Geography
Minor: Native American Studies
Hometown: Morgantown, WV

The West Virginia University Native American Studies Program will hold its annual Peace Tree Ceremony Wednesday, September 21 at 12 p.m. at the WVU Peace Tree located between Martin and Elizabeth Moore Halls. The ceremony is free and the public is invited to attend. In the event of rain, the ceremony will move indoors to the Gluck Theater in the Mountainlair.

Native American Studies Program to host 30th Anniversary Peace Tree Ceremony with Guest of Honor Marie Watt

The West Virginia University Native American Studies Program will hold its annual Peace Tree Ceremony Wednesday, September 21 at 12 p.m. at the WVU Peace Tree located between Martin and Elizabeth Moore Halls. The ceremony is free and the public is invited to attend.
WVU Native American Studies Program annual Peace Tree Ceremony returns with a hybrid celebration

WVU Native American Studies Program annual Peace Tree Ceremony returns with a hybrid celebration

The Native American Studies Program at West Virginia University will hold its annual Peace Tree Ceremony Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. with guest of honor Mervyn L. Tano, an attorney who for the past 25 years has served as president of the International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management, a law and policy research institution based in Denver.