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In Whose Honor Flyer

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: In Whose Honor?, American Indian Mascots in Sports

Event Type
Film Screening
Sponsor
Native American House
Location
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, 600 S. Gregory Street, Urbana
Date
Mar 18, 2024   4:00 pm  
Cost
This event is free and open to the public
Views
221
Originating Calendar
American Indian Studies Program

In Whose Honor? is a one-hour award-winning documentary that brings attention to stereotype endorsements of American Indians and their prevalence in sports and media. Moderators Charlene Teters and Cydnee Weber engage panelists on the impacts of American Indian mascots, images, and symbols on the identity and academic development experiences of American Indian college students.

Moderators:
Charlene Teters
Spokane
2024 Distinguished Alumna 
School of Art & Design 
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Cydnee Weber
Pamunkey/Cherokee
Alumna, Class of 2023
Bachelor of Arts, History
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Panelists:
David Eby
Choctaw/Muscogee Creek
Doctoral Student 
School of Information Sciences

Emerson Pehl
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Doctoral Student
Dept. of English 
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Yanaba Schroeder
Navajo
Undergraduate Student
College of ACES

Emma Walkowiak
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Undergraduate Student
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat atcudiamat@illinois.edu or (217) 244-5586.

Sponsors: Native American House, American Indian Studies, Asian American Cultural Center, Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, La Casa Cultural Latina, and Women’s Resources Center

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