Thursday, April 13, 2006
The Annual Native American Studies Conference
at College of DuPage

Featuring poet and storyteller
Martha “Momfeather” Erickson
Title of talk: “Ancient Wisdom”

Location: Student Resource Center
Jack H. Turner Conference Center (SRC 2800)
10 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m.

2 to 3 p.m. in SRC 2800, Momfeather will conduct a gourd painting workshop. This event requires pre-registration, as seating and supplies are limited. Participants will paint a gourd, followed by a consultation with Momfeather, who reads the gourd paintings and provides insights into the paintings.

Martha “Momfeather” Erickson is one-quarter Cherokee and author of seven books, including Momfeather Cooks, Native American to Native American, and Childrens’ Stories Warmly Told to Woman of the Wind, a book of poetry saluting her female ancestors. She is also an advisor, contributor and publisher of Turtle Tales, a bi-weekly Native American newspaper for students.

Erickson is also an educator, storyteller and community activist, serving as a board member of United Native America, formed in 2001 to strengthen Native communities and preserve native culture. She is also a spiritual elder of Mother Earth, a hemispheric council entrusted with keeping native prophecies and traditions alive. For four years she has served as chief elder of the Southern Band of Cherokees.


Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Music and dance by
Art Shegonee
Building K, Room 160 (West Commons)
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Art Shegonee is a Native American ambassador to Wisconsin Indian Summer and Call for Peace Drum & Dance Company. He is a member of the Menominee and Potowatomi tribes in Wisconsin, and his name is Canasa (Little Golden Eagle). As a member of the wolf clan, he is a traditional dancer in powwows throughout Wisconsin. He has performed as lead dancer for the Native American Music award-winning (NAMMY) Native American Contemporary Brulé Dance Company, as head male dancer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison powwow, and danced with folk singer Bill Miller and musician Michael Jacobs. Shegonee has served as the Affirmative Action consultant for Tellurian UCAN, and as director of the former Native American Resource Center.

Shegonee has also acted in several film productions, including Rush for Grey Gold. Honored for his continued commitment to Native American education, in 1995 the Wisconsin Historical Society honored Shegonee by including his image in their permanent exhibit, “People of the Woodlands: Wisconsin Indian Ways,” examining the history of Native American culture. Shegonee will share wisdom about peace and caring for our world through storytelling and dance.

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Thursday,
April 13
and Wednesday,
May 3, 2006

For more information,
please contact
Jackie McGrath at
(630) 942-2709, or visit www.cod.edu/academic/ field/native/classes.htm.