13 Mar 2024 Annual Meeting featured talk on indigenous peoples, Gail Aaroen as Volunteer of the Year
Annual Meeting Featureed Brian Ward on Indigenous Peoples – March 10, 1 pm, 2024 – McFarland Municipal Building
We were pleased to have Brian Ward as our guest speaker at the Society’s annual meeting on March 10 at the McFarland Municipal Building. Brian teaches a course on Indigenous Peoples at McFarland High School. He has lived and worked on the Pine Ridge Inn Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation. Brian is co-advisor of the Black Student Union and Model United Nations. His Master’s thesis work focused on the representation of indigenous people in K-12 classrooms. His articles on indigenous and environmental issues have appeared in various publications.
In addition, Jane Licht presented an overview of the First Peoples display in the McFarland Historical Museum.
We also presented Gail Aaroen with the Volunteer of the Year award for 2024. Click the link to read about Gail’s many contributions.
