| Native American heritage celebration November 20-21
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Blanket Song
Larry Redbone - Kiowa/Apache
The Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs will celebrate Native American heritage
month with several events November 20-21 at the Humphrey Institute.
The programs will feature leaders from the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma (members
of the Chalepah family) who will talk about their governance structure and culture
and perform traditional tribal music with local students. The events are scheduled
as follows:
12:45-1:45 p.m., Monday, November 20 (HHH room 25): Alonzo Chalepah,
chairman of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, his brother Richard Chalepah, a headsman
in the Native American church, and other family members will speak about their
Native American heritage. The discussion will focus on sovereignty and the Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma's efforts to reform its constitution.
2-3 p.m., Monday, November 20 (HHH room 25): Richard Chalepah will reflect
on his experiences as a headsman in the Native American Church and will talk
about his efforts to provide chemical dependency treatment for Indian people
in southwest Oklahoma.
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, November 21 (HHH atrium): The Chalepah family
will perform traditional Native American music with students from Minneapolis
Circle School. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
All are invited to attend these free events sponsored by the Humphrey Institute,
the Public Affairs Student Association, and the Public and Nonprofit Leadership
Center. For more information about the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma and the Chalepah
family, contact Humphrey Institute program director Gary DeCramer at (612) 625-3458
or gdecramer@umn.edu.
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