What are the educational and curriculum issues involved in the American Indian sports mascot controversy? Come find out September 25 in Asheville, North Carolina:
NOTE: SCROLL DOWN PAGE FOR LINKS TO DR. PEWEWARDY'S ACADEMIC & MUSICAL BIOsDr. Cornel Pewewardy
Free Public Lecture and Musical Performance:
"Why Educators Can't
Ignore Indian Mascots"
UNC-Asheville, Highsmith Student Center
Asheville, North Carolina
7:30 pm Monday
September 25, 2000
Teacher Renewal Credits Available
University of Kansas
Assistant
Professor in School of
Education,
Dept. of Teaching and
Leadership School
National Indian
Education
Association's
National Indian Educator
of the Year
National expert on use of
American Indian imagery
in sports mascots
Renowned American Indian flute and singing recording star
The Woodcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers' 1997 Musician of the Year
Lawrence (KS) Arts Commission " 1998 Phoenix Award for Music"
Dr. Pewewardy's Complete Educational Bio
Dr. Pewewardy's Complete Musical Bio
Also see Sport Mascot Exhibit
developed by the local Mascot Action Group
Don't miss the national release of the Center for Diversity Education's Teacher's Packet: "It's Only A Game? Historical Images in American Sports"
Sponsored by
Buncombe County Native
American Intertribal Association
UNC-A Education Club
Africana Studies Program at UNC-A
Amnesty International, UNC-A Chapter
WAIL(Women Acting In Liberation, UNC-A)
Center for Diversity Education
Western North Carolina Citizens For An End To Institutional Bigotry
For More Information:
Telephone: 828-281-3651 or 828-669-6677
EMAIL: wncceib@buncombe.main.nc.us
This web site is: www.main.nc.us/wncceib/Pewewardyhome.htm