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January

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Venue:GC 150

Indigenous Cultures and Global Ecological Challenges. Talk given by Dr. Bina Sengar, Fullbright Fellow, Global Indigenous Forum.

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Venue:SIPA 502/503

Complex Ethnographies, Contested Borders:Indigeneity and Nations in the Geographies of South Asian History. Lecture by Dr. Bina Selgar, Ph.D.

February

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Venue:Seminole Hard Rock Arena

Annual gathering of Seminole and tribes from throughout Indian Country for dance, music and arts.

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Venue:Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus---> Will take place in K-413 (in Building K-4, in Room 13)

Presented by Keith Merwin. Organized by the Institute for Maya Studies.

The Story of the Americas: What the Artifacts Tell Us

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Venue:Kislak Center at Miami-Dade College Freedom Tower. Downtown, Miami

Carol Damian, Ph.D., FIU Professor Emeritus of Art History. Co-Curator of exhibition, Culture and Change in the Early Americas. Kislak Center at Miami Dade College Freedom Tower. Downtown, Miami.

March

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Venue:John Jimmie Memorial Arena, Immokalee Youth Camp---> 1195 East Main Street, Immokalee, FL 34142

Activities will include: Seminole War Reenactment; Historical & Cultural Displays; Time Period Encampments; Live Entertainment; Concert; Alligator Wrestling; Live Music; Craft & Food Vendors.

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Venue:Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus---> Will take place in K-413 (in Building K-4, in Room 13)

Rather than concentrating on one particular culture, this presentation will focus on three individuals (1 female, 2 males), from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, ca. 500-700 CE. These three well-preserved burials provide us with a glimpse into the lives of individuals interred with certain artifacts that link them to shamanic practices. Two of them were buried with Tiwanaku artifacts, and two carried complex snuffing kits. However, they are connected by a distinctive set of baskets and clothing.

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Venue:St Lucie County Fairgrounds. 15601 W Midway Rd. Fort Pierce FL, 34945

Organized by the Florida Indian Heritage Association. Activities will include: Intertribal Powwow, dance, venders, and camping.

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Venue:FIU MMC Campus, Building AHC5 room 212A

FIU INDIGENOUS WORKSHOP LED BY DAVID ROBLES FIU Global Indigenous Forum [....]

April

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Venue:Viertes Haus 133,

Under the guise of fighting terrorism, the authorities abuse human rights, especially freedom of speech and freedom of association. In general, political pluralism in the country is limited. How the community of Tajik the indigenous community of Tajikstan is pursuing indigeneity, human rights and freedom of media are key components of discussion during the talk.

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Venue:Viertes Haus 133, Florida International University MMC Campus

One of the greatest ways to understand society is through the way they name their environment and how this environment influences the shape of their language. Through sayings and proverbs and person and people names, we can analyse the richness of a language. Onomastics is a network between linguistics, history, ethymology, psychology and anthropology. Paremiology is a network between linguistics, history, anthropology, lexicography, and cultural studies.

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Venue:FIU-MMC SIPA 100

For those long denied their Indigenous heritage, there is now a renewed identification and pride. The 2007 United Nations “Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” empowers the original peoples of the continents to seek recognition and rights from dominating settler nations. Panel members bring a global perspective on how “Indigenous” and “Indigeneity” is contested, or recognized, at the individual, community, national and international levels from India, Peru, Ecuador, and the US.

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Venue:FIU Modesto Maidique Campus, Graham Center Ballrooms

Join us for a discussion led by a panel of experts on Indigenous issues, locally and globally, on the topics of tribal and corporate business relations, Indigenous college student success, recent displacement of Indigenous people, ongoing recognition of Indigenous people, and environmental issues. In this globalized world where only certain issues are highlighted in the media and by the governments, our aim is to bring awareness to the issues, news highlights, and topics that matter.

June

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Venue:FIU Graham Center Ballroom

For the past 5 years, the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation have traveled across North America with a totem pole to bring attention to fossil fuel threats to tribes and local communities. This year, the Lummi Nation, is transporting a 16’ Killer Whale totem pole and two 8’ Seal Poles down the west coast and east to Miami, Florida to bring attention to captured orca whales. Hosted by Our Shared Responsibility: A Totem Pole Journey, and Global Indigenous Group FIU.

"Roads Through the Everglades" by Bruce Epperson

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Venue:FIU Green Library. 4th Floor, Special Collections, Room #GL422

Please join us Saturday June 8th at 1:00PM at the Florida International University to hear Mr. Bruce Epperson tell the development of the Tamiami Trail 1914-1931. Mr. Epperson is a transportation historian and author of the book "Roads Through The Everglades." Immediately following Mr. Epperson’s lecture, there will be a tour of the FIU Special Collections. The building of the Tamiami Trail had a great impact on the South Florida environment and the Miccosukee and Seminole peoples.

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Venue:Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, Seminole Big Cypress Reservation

Seminole Tribe of Florida exhibition on form of governing, adapting to change and the growing needs of its communities providing emergency services, healthcare, housing, education and caring for their lands and cultural resources.

September

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Venue:Miccosukee Resort and Gaming 500 SW 177TH AVE Miami, FL 33194

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida celebrates American Indian Day. American Indian Day is a celebration of what it is like to be an indigenous, First Nations member in today’s world. This celebration enables visitors to get a glimpse of our heritage and lifestyle as well as the cultures and traditions of other tribes.

October

FIU Indigenous Day

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Venue:Graham Center

Celebration of Indigenous peoples and issues on the Graham Center north lawn.

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Venue:MMC SIPA103

In our relationship with the Earth and with universal Nature, we have much more in common than divides us. Every major religion, East, West and Indigenous, has a creation story based in a Power greater than ourselves in the origin of our planet and of humankind. Quechua leader Rubi Hurtado and faculty Tom Pliske dialogue on how Indigenous cosmovisions and Western perspectives can envision and establish a sense of balance between humans and the earth for the future of the planet.

November

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Venue:Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, Seminole Big Cypress Reservation

Enjoy traditional and contemporary arts and crafts, dance and music of the Seminole, Southeastern and other Indian tribes from across the country.

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Venue:Chemistry & Physics Building: CP 145

Remarkable Mayan civilization and their advanced astronomy, mathematics and calendars.

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Venue:Ah-Tha-Thi-Ki Museum - Seminole Big Cypress Reservation

Seminole solve real-world problems using GIS to make informed decisions.

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Venue:Academic Health Center 3, AHC3, Room 205

University-Community Partnership to Ameliorate Substance Use Among Native American Adolescents.

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Venue:Graham Center Pit

Celebrate Native American Heritage month at FIU with various local Indigenous communities and organizations.

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Venue:History Fort Lauderdale. 231 Southwest Second Avenue.

An Indigenous Gathering of Seminole Masterworks. https://historyfortlauderdale.org/museum/events

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Venue:MMC GL 220

Aymara and Maya Philosophies and Epistemologies

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Venue:FIU MMC CBC 240

From the Andes: Aymara Culture and Religion