Month: August 2016

Monday, August 29: 4-6 pm @ Tru Deli & Wine

Native American Student Welcome Back Event. Come over and catch up with people you haven’t seen all summer, or if you are new to FNGC, get to know some of our wonderful members!

Wednesday, August 31: 2-3 pm @ Genome Sciences 3203

Come join us for the first official FNGC meeting of the fall. We hope to see you there!

The Fourth Annual Native Leaders Symposium was a fantastic success! A huge thanks to all of our speakers as well as everyone who came and joined us. See below for a recap of the event.

Historical Trauma and Healing: The Fourth Annual Native Leaders Symposium Keynote Speaker Amanda Blackhorse, lead plaintiff in Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc. The Community Leaders Panel Reverend Mike Cummings (Lumbee), Patty Grant-Edgemon (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), and Greg Jacobs (Coharie) Sandra Hoeflich, Associate Dean at The Graduate School, introduces Sequoyah Fellows Alumni Speaker Julie Reed, Assistant Professor of History at UT-Knoxville