GVSU event to discuss Native American Depictions in the Media

Next Monday, November 8, there will be an event at the downtown GVSU campus for American Indian Heritage Month.

The event will feature a presentation by Native American writer, filmmaker and university professor Beverly Singer. Dr. Singer is the author of the book, Wiping the War Paint off the Lens: Native American Film and Video.

After the lecture there will be a panel discussion with people from West Michigan continuing the discussion around how Native Americans are depicted in media. The panelists include:

• Glenn Zaring, Tribal Public Affairs Director, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Manistee, MI
• Lisa LaPlante, News Reporter, FOX-17, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Matthew Wesaw, Tribal Chair, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, Dowagiac, Michigan
• David Murray, Reporter, Grand Rapids Press, GR, MI
• Jeff Smith, Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy

The lecture by Dr. Singer begins at Noon, with drumming and refreshments at 11:30am.

The event will be held in the Loosemore Auditorium at the downtown Pew Cmapus of GVSU. For more information contact Dee Ann Sherwood Bosworth (616) 331-5034 or sherwood@gvsu.edu.