Contact: Renoda Campbell
MultiCultural Center
805-756-1405, mcc@calpoly.edu
Cal Poly Students Celebrate Native American Heritage Month Nov. 6-8, 14
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly’s MultiCultural Center and Student Life and Leadership are hosting the following events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month:
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m., University Union, Room 208 – Elders from the Chumash tribe will give a presentation on the history of the Chumash and lead a group discussion
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., Business Rotunda, Room 213 – Another Type of Groove, a monthly event that brings the nation’s top poets to campus, will feature Lakota tribe member BeNAleX Dupris, a Native American poet known for fusing hip-hop and his traditional culture
Thursday, Nov. 8, 3:30 p.m., University Union, Room 220 – Percussion sensation Soldier Creek Drum Circle will perform and lead a discussion
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., University Union, Room 216 – Students will lead a craft workshop and guide participants to make a simple, yet traditional Native American art
All events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the MultiCultural Center at 756-1405 or mcc@calpoly.edu.
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