Native American Author Doug George to Lecture

Native American author and journalist Doug George will give a lecture, "Love, Land, and Legends Among the Iroquois," on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m. in the Red Pit.  George is an award-winning author and journalist from the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. He will present a contemporary Haudenosaunee perspective on conservatism, land claims, sovereignty, and the spiritual tradition of the Gaiwiio (The Good Mind). Joining him will be his wife, national musical recording artist Joanne Shenandoah, who is a descendant of the indigenous co-founder of Hamilton College, Skenandoa. The lecture, which is sponsored by the Religious Studies Department, is free and open to the public.