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What is The Real History of Americas Event?

The Real History of the Americas at FLC takes a different look at the Western world

  • DURANGO - A collaborative group of Fort Lewis College cultural centers, students and staff proudly presents the 6th annual “Real History of the Americas” program. This unique program runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Columbus Day, Monday, October 14th, at the Student Union Plaza at Fort Lewis College. A culminating evening show will be in the Vallecito Room in the Student Union Building at 7 p.m. The public is welcome anytime during the day of this free event, and great shows and activities will be going on throughout the day.

  • The Real History of the Americas takes a positive, but different, look at the history of North and South America from the viewpoints of Hispanic, African-American, Asian, and Native peoples, among others. On display will be live art, poetry, film, dance and live music! Last year, Amy Goodman from Democracy Now! was here for a live before the event, for more on that, see: http://www.democracynow.org/shows/2012/10/8.

  • We invite you to save this date for next year and to think about how you might incorporate this within your classes and club activities for next semester, 2013. FLC students Ruthie Edd and Mariah Gachupin will co-coordinate the event this year, so if you have ideas and/or know of something you would like to contribute, please contact them at their FLC student e-mail accounts anytime over the summer.

For more information, and updates on the event, please visit the Real History of the Americas tab at: www.fortlewis.edu/elcentro.

When is the Real History of the Americas?

The date of this years Real Histories of the Americas will be on Monday October 14, 2013.

The Real History of the Americas Schedule 2012

Student Union Plaza at Fort Lewis College
11 a.m.

RHOA MC's  Noel Altaha & Teahonna James

Noel Altaha, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Psychology,  Minor  Native American and Indigenous Studies. 

Teahonna James,  Tlingit and Athabascan, 2011 Native American and Indigenous Studies,  Humanities, minor in Spanish

                                                                                                              
11:05 a.m. Opening Prayer: Terry G. Knight Sr. Ute Mountain Ute, Management Option, 12 Terry Political Science, 1999                                                                                                                                                                              
11:15 a.m.  Bala Sinem Choir  A Native American and Indigenous Studies performance course of study of Native American music.
11:35 a.m.  Dr. Boxer  Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Ph.D. Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley
11:45 a.m. Dr. Emmons  Kispoko Shawnee, Ball State University
12 p.m. Edgar Perry White Mountain Apache
12:15 p.m. Matthew Wells Navajo, Engineering Management. Minors: Music, Economics
12:20 p.m. Apache Crown Dancers These are students from the Indian Club Theodore Roosevelt School of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona.  Crown Dancers or Gaan, represented by mountain spirit dancers.
12:50 p.m.  Christine Myers Oklahoma Choctaw, Student Constructed Major in Indigenous Agricultural, Minor in The Rhetoric of Inquiry
1 p.m.

Ester Berlin

Navajo, UC-Berkeley
1:10p.m. Kateri Joe & Al Retasket

 Kateri Joe, Women’s Fancy Shawl Swinomish and Halalat , Sociology minor in Native American Indigenous Studies 

Al Retasket, Men’s Traditional Dance Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada and Nooksak from WA state, Free lance artist
1:20 p.m. Tawnie Knight & Terry G. Knight Sr. Ute Mountain Ute; Business Administration- Management Option, 12 Terry Political Science, 1999.
1:40 p.m.  Adrian Molina Social Justice Time!
2:10 p.m.  Joanne Nani Morales  United Confederation of Taino People, Sr at Goucher College pursuing a Master's in Cultural   Sustainability
2:25 p.m. Miss Indian World Jessa Rae Growing Thunder

2:35 p.m. Miss Hozhoni Sunshine Perry Shoshone-bannock, Native American & Indigenous Studies, minor pre-law
2:45 p.m. Carey Vincenti Jicarilla Apache
2:55p.m. Open Mic Anyone IS Welcome!
3p.m. Peace 101 Class skit
3:15 p.m. Janine Fitzgerald Social Poetry Class
3:45 p.m. Calitos Oviedo Latin American Dance Lesson
4p.m. Closing Prayer: Louis Aragon   

Lipan Apache also the Instructor of Bala Sinem Choir
Head to the Vallecito Room in the Student Union Building
4:15 p.m. Code Red “I am From” poems Anyone  Welcome!
4:45 p.m. Retanna Naize  Navajo, Public Health major
5:15 p.m. Juwan Lakota  Oglala Lakota, Criminology  Minor: NAIS
5:20 p.m. Ballet Folklorico de Fort Lewis College Performance
5:50 p.m. ASFLC President Byron Tsabetsaye Navajo,  Zuni, Senior, English

6p.m. Make Your Mark speaker Lonnie Scott Make Your Mark! Learn how your vote counts
7p.m. Adrian Molina Hip-Hop Performance Molina is a critically-acclaimed rapper and poet. He balances a creative and smooth rap flow with an ability to incite and provoke.
8p.m. Fireside Chat with Lonnie Scott Scott is speaker and covers the importance of voting and participating in the political process.

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A Special Thanks To...

Special thanks to the Department of Anthropology at Fort Lewis College and Best Western in Durango.

Coordinators of this year's Real History

Diversity Program  Nancy Stoffer
El Centro  Jennifer Cossey
Department of Native American Indigenous Studies  Dr. Majel Boxer
Student Union Programming  Elizabeth Roberts
ASFLC  Bryon Tsabetsaye-President
RHOA Coordinator  Noel Altaha

Title III Grant Activity Coordinator

 Teahonna James

Real History Photos 2012

  • Monday, October 8th from 11-9p.m. at Fort Lewis College 11-4p.m. Student union Plaza 4-9p.m. Vallecito Room