Dwayne Tomah: Language & Land
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- School of Art and Design
- Location
- Art & Design Room 316
- Date
- Mar 28, 2024 12:30 - 1:30 pm
- Speaker
- Dwayne Tomah
- Contact
- Ryan Griffis
- rgriffis@illinois.edu
- Views
- 37
Dwayne Tomah (Passamaquoddy) will speak about his work preserving the Passamaquoddy language and culture, and the restoration of ancestral lands to the Passamaquoddy people. Tomah is a language keeper, director, and curator of the Sipayik Museum, and has served on the Passamaquoddy Tribal Council. You can find Tomah featured in the 2023 PBS film “Language is Life” directed by Daniel Golding and narrated by Joy Harjo. http://bit.ly/LanguageLife