This week’s American Indian Heritage Month activities
Wednesday, Nov. 4
A talk on “First Nations Day: Indian Homelands, Tribal Citizenship and the U.S. Constitution,” takes place at 2 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union (CMU) room 205 and again at 6 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union room 216. American Indian education leader Phil Baird (Sicangu Lakota) will focus his multi-media presentation on the fundamental political cornerstones of Indian Country, clarifying why Indian Nations are gathering for an historic meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday, Nov. 5 in Washington, D.C. His discussion will also touch on the origins of the UND Fighting Sioux debate as one of several key contemporary issues facing American Indians today.
Phil Baird is the vice president of Academic, Career & Technical Education at the United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) in Bismarck, N.D., serves as governor-appointed member of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, and is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
Thursday, Nov. 5
Join the American Indian Student Association (AISA) for a night of bingo, fun, and food at 7 p.m. in the CMU ballroom.