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Mitchell Museum

of the American Indian

Richard West Jr. Featuring

“Museums and Native America

in the 21st Century:

Journeys in Interpretation”

5th Annual

Dr. Carlos Montezuma

Honorary Lecture

Southern Cheyenne

As legal council for numerous tribes and Native organizations, Founding Director (1990-2007) of the National Museum of the American Indian, and current President and CEO of the Autry National Center of the American West, Richard West, Jr has opened the door for Native people to tell their own story in museums and beyond.

Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Yavapai

Menominee Community Center of Chicago

Northwestern University’s Colloquium of Indigeneity and Native American Studies

Join us at the Mitchell Museum for our

5th Annual Dr. Carlos Montezuma

Honorary Lecture.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

6:00 pm - 8: 00 pm

FREE for Tribal Members $15/$12 for Museum Members

3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL

“Museums of the 21st century that interpret the cultural life and history, past and present, of Native peoples and communities, are at a seminal and transforma-tional crossroads. The voices of Native peoples themselves have become authori-tative and integral components of the conversation, and now the challenge is to interweave these complex threads into the full and interconnected tapestry of the American cultural experience.” Richard West The Dr. Carlos Montezuma Honorary Lecturer is selected each year for their con-tribution to American Indian communities on a national scale, embodying the social activism and advancement of Native peoples by the Dr. Montezuma.

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