CHANGING THE WAY WE SEE NATIVE AMERICA

Native American Heritage Month Keynote Speaker

CHANGING THE WAY WE SEE NATIVE AMERICA

AN EVENING WITH MATIKA WILBUR

Friday, November 3 | 4:30 PM
Humanities 1032
Purchase College

Matika Wilbur is one of the nation’s leading photographers who is a passionate advocate for Native Americans.  Her recent endeavor, Project 562, has brought Matika to over 400 tribal nations dispersed throughout 40 U.S. states where she has taken thousands of portraits, and collected hundreds of contemporary narratives from the breadth of Indian Country all in the pursuit of one goal: To Change The Way We See Native America.

​Image: logo of Project 562, image of speaker, and two images taken by Matika Wilbur. On the left is of Kumu Olelo Kaeo Izon (Kanaka Maoli-Independent Nation of Hawaii). On the right is sisters Darkfeathre and Bibianna Ancheta and child Eckos Chartraw-Ancheta of the Tulalip Tribes.

Persons with disabilities seeking accommodations should contact the Multicultural Center at 914-251-6333 and ceg.multicultural.center@purchase.edu in a timely fashion to allow making reasonable accommodations.

SPONSORED BY: Office of Community Engagement Multicultural Center

WITH SUPPORT FROM: Discovering the Arts, Resident Student Association, Photography Department, & PUSH: Ideas into Action