Alpha Mu Chi, NTCC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a two-part speaker series exploring Indigenous culture, archaeology, artistry and the preservation of history.
The Clay Record: Historical Context, Method, and Meaning of Caddo Pottery will be held Monday, Nov. 9, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in HUM 101. The presentation will feature renowned Caddo artist Chase Kahwinhut Earles, whose work draws on ancestral Caddo pottery traditions and is represented in museum collections across the country, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, Dallas Museum of Art and First Americans Museum.
The series continues Monday, Nov. 16, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in HUM 101 with Landscapes of Remembrance: Methodologies in Choctaw Tribal Archaeology. Presenters Kimberly Hinson, tribal archaeologist, and Ki Jim, archaeological technician, from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Historic Preservation Department will discuss their work in tribal archaeology.
Both presentations are free and open to students, employees and the community. Pizza and water will be provided at both sessions, and traditional Choctaw food samples will also be available at the Nov. 16 presentation.
