Native American Heritage Month Lecture – Home of the Chiefs

Name: Native American Heritage Month Lecture – Home of the Chiefs
Start: 2024-11-20T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-20T20:30:00-05:00
Location: 15055 Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO 63017-1854, United States

Schedule

Wed Nov 20 2024 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

15055 Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO 63017-1854, United States | Chesterfield, MO

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Join us for the third and final lecture of our inaugural Native American Heritage Month Lecture Series - ‘Home of the Chiefs’, presented by Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies scholars, Kayleigh Moulton & Victoria Meza.
About the talk: The presentation’s focus will be on how the use of Native Americans as mascots perpetuate harmful stereotypes and disrespect Indigenous cultures. The speakers will highlight the impact on identity and dignity, emphasizing how such mascots can trivialize sacred symbols and traditions, potentially reinforcing historical oppression. They will stress the importance of cultural sensitivity and advocate for retiring these mascots in favor of promoting mutual respect and understanding. Furthermore, the presentation aims to underscore the need for inclusive and respectful representations that honor the diversity and heritage of Native American communities, avoiding reduction to caricatures.
About the speakers:
Kayleigh Moulton is a current second-year Master of Social Work student at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. Her concentration is in American Indian/Alaskan Native populations with a specialization in Management. Originally, Kayleigh is from Iowa Park, Texas, but has lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma the last few years to complete her B.S. in Psychology at Oklahoma State University. Kayleigh is a citizen of The Cherokee Nation and loves the versatility of social work when it comes to giving back to her community. She plans to continue her career in Oklahoma to work within tribal hospital administration/ resource management in order to increase access to comprehensive care services in Native communities.
Victoria Meza is a second-year MSW student who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Art from Brigham Young University. She is Assiniboine Sioux, Peruvian, and is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. Professionally, she has worked with two Native American nonprofits in higher education and behavioral health. Her concentration is in American Indian/Alaskan Native studies. Victoria’s main goal is to work toward clinical licensure, and eventually, she hopes to continue to work with Native populations in policy and community development.
Nov. 20, 6:30-7:30pm in the Saint Louis Carousel event space. $5/person. Space is limited. Pre-registration is recommended, but not required.