Sesquicentennial, 1858-2008

Emerging from Obscurity: The Ioway Nation in the New Mellennium

Description

Lance Foster, a member of the Ioway Nation, is a traditional storyteller, artist, and involved in the preservation of the Ioway language. He has held positions with the National Park Service in New Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii and is a contributor to The Worlds between Two Rivers: Perspectives on American Indians in Iowa, Native Americans in the 20th Century, and Ancient Muses. Foster earned a Master's degree in anthropology as well as a Master's of Landscape Architecture from Iowa State. He currently lives in Helena, Montana.

Location

Sun Room, Memorial Union

Cost

Free

More info

Call (515) 294-9934

Sponsors

American Indian Sciences & Engineering Society
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture Fund
United Native American Student Association
Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)