Reconciliation in Red
Monday, November 2, 6 – 7 pm
Dale Rea Clocktower
Watch as the Clocktower is adorned with red lights and ribbon to remember and honor the children of the Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School. A shared meal will be served.
Native Language or Rez Bingo
Tuesday, November 3, 4 – 6 pm
Native American Center
Join us at the Native American Center for Rez Bingo! We’ll play bingo inspired by common rez experiences we know and love, share some laughs, and stick around for fun prizes.
Reconciliation Open House
Wednesday, November 4, noon – 2 pm
Jones 147 – CIRCL Space
The Reconciliation Department is hosting an open house. Stop by Jones 147 and the CIRCL Space for snacks and activities. Learn about opportunities to get involved in Tribal Nation Building, Language Reclamation, and the Indigenous Garden.
Hozhoni Fashion Show: Balance and Beauty
Wednesday, November 4, 5 – 7 pm
Student Union Ballroom
Celebrate Indigenous fashion, creativity, and storytelling through the theme of Balance and Beauty.
Navajo Tea at the G
Thursday, November 5, 3 – 4 pm
The G
Have a cup of Navajo tea and discuss navigating the intersection of queer identity and Indigeneity.
Imagined Futures: An Artist Talk with Tyrrell Tapaha
Thursday, November 5, 6 – 7:30 pm
Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum
Free and open to all!
The Center of Southwest Studies is pleased to host an artist talk with Diné weaver, fiber artist, and sixth-generation sheepherder Tyrrell Tapaha (he/they), who is featured in the Center’s current exhibition, Constellations of Place.
Raised in the Carrizo Mountains of northeastern Arizona, Tyrrell’s work encapsulates the intergenerational agro-pastoral living handed down to them through their grandfather, great-grandmother, and other relatives willing to teach. Working as a sheepherder, Tyrrell’s practice begins with raising sheep and finishes on the loom.
Their textiles, installations, and mixed-media work are intimately interwoven with their feelings and memories, illuminating the complexity of their lived experience, the rich history of their Diné community, and imagined futures.
FLC N7 Football Game
Saturday, November 7, 7 pm
Ray Dennison Memorial Field
Cheer on the Skyhawks and support our Indigenous student-athletes. Hozhoni Ambassadors and other students will perform at halftime!
Navajo Tea – Drying & Bundling Workshop
Tuesday, November 10, 4 – 6 pm
Native American Center
Come learn about wild tea, or “Navajo tea.” We’ll discuss how to harvest, bundle, and prepare it to make delicious tea.
CSWS Collection-As-Relation Talk
Tuesday, November 10, 5 – 6 pm
Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum
An ongoing conversation in Native collection management and curation centers on the importance of foregrounding Indigenous relations to works. This talk considers the significance of redefining works within the Center of Southwest Studies collection as relations rather than objects or artworks. This reframing affects how we research, learn about, and care for these works.
Wanbli Ota Social Dance
Thursday, November 12, 5 – 7 pm
Student Union Ballroom
An ongoing conversation in Native collection management and curation centers on the importance of foregrounding Indigenous relations to works. This talk considers the significance of redefining works within the Center of Southwest Studies collection as relations rather than objects or artworks. This reframing affects how we research, learn about, and care for these works.
Horse Night: Painting on the Plains
Thursday, November 12, 5 – 7 pm
Native American Center
The Cherokee Language Club will show Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and host a paint night.
Behind the Camera: Charine Pilar Gonzales
Thursday, November 12, 6 – 7:30 pm
Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum
Free and open to all!
Join us for an evening of storytelling and film with Charine Pilar Gonzales (Tewa-San Ildefonso Pueblo), a Fort Lewis College alum and featured artist in the Center of Southwest Studies’ current exhibition, Constellations of Place.
Charine will share her creative journey and approach to community-based filmmaking, intertwining memories, dreams, and truths through vivid storytelling. During her presentation, she will screen two of her acclaimed short films.
River Bank (Pō-Kehgeh) is the first narrative fiction film approved by San Ildefonso Pueblo to be filmed on Tribal lands since the 1980s. The film uses an Indigenous story structure inspired by traditional Tewa stories. Her second film, This Land Carries Us, reflects Tewa people and land and was produced for the recent exhibition Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
Learn more about Behind the Camera: Charine Pilar Gonzales
Indigenous Policy Institute Career and Networking
Friday, November 13, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Student Union Ballroom
Connect with Indigenous leaders, professionals, and organizations. Explore career opportunities and pathways in policy and community leadership. Build your network and learn about meaningful ways to serve Indigenous communities.
Celebrating Indigeneity Drag Show
Monday, November 16, 5 – 7 pm
Student Union Ballroom
Celebrate Two Spirit talent, culture, and community through vibrant performances.
Seed Sovereignty at the Environmental Center
Tuesday, November 17, 4 – 6 pm
Environmental Center
Join the Environmental Center and Native American Center to learn about the importance of seed keeping in relation to Indigenous food sovereignty. Enjoy light refreshments and take home seeds to plant next year.
Corn, Culture, and Crafts
Wednesday, November 18, 3 – 5 pm
Native American Center
El Centro and the Native American Center invite you to enjoy 3 Sisters Stew, explore how corn has been used across cultures, and make corn crafts.
Protect the Sacred Voice: A Gallery Talk with Demian DinéYazhí & Meranda Roberts
Thursday, November 19, 4:30 – 6 pm
Center of Southwest Studies Gallery
Free and open to all!
Join artist Demian DinéYazhí and Constellations of Place guest curator Meranda Roberts for a special talk in the Center of Southwest Studies’ main gallery. They will discuss the exhibition and how DinéYazhí’s work challenges cultural, heteronormative, and capitalist structures while envisioning liberated Indigenous futures.
Based in Portland, Oregon, Demian DinéYazhí was born in Gallup, New Mexico, to the clans of Naasht’ézhí Tábąąhá (Zuni Clan Water’s Edge) and Tódích’íí’nii (Bitter Water). Their work spans photography, sound, video, printmaking, performance, street-based work, and textiles. Their work confronts the entanglements of settler colonialism, institutional power, and survival while centering Indigenous, queer, trans, nonbinary, and Two-Spirit perspectives.
Meranda Roberts, a citizen of the Yerington Paiute Tribe of Nevada and Chicana, is a scholar, writer, educator, and independent curator whose work sits at the intersection of Indigenous history, museum studies, and visual culture. Guided by Indigenous methodologies and anti-colonial pedagogy, she is committed to reconnecting museum collections with descendant communities and reshaping how institutions engage with Indigenous histories and futures.
Learn more about Protect the Sacred Voice gallery talk