Issues of identity and culture, including Osage mythos, place, and the dynamics of personal and cultural transformation as a Native American artist.
Semantics; the grammar of discourse; and Native American languages.
Native/Indigenous film and media; new media poetics; transmedia activism; critical health studies.
Ph.D. Union Theological Seminary
Also appointed in American Studies, English
AbOriginal: Native American Hip-Hop ArtistFrank Waln Performance
Highland Community College Cultural Series
Monday, January 28 | 7 p.m.
Waln will be presenting, through storytelling and music, about his experience as an Indigenous person in America.
Highland Community College
606 W. Main St., Highland, KS 66035
Free, but tickets required.
Native Faculty & Staff Council Snack and Chat
Tuesday, January 29 | 5 p.m.
Office of Multicultural Affairs classroom
University of Kansas
Topics TBD
Snacks provided; all KU faculty, staff and students welcome
KU International Jayhawk Festival
Thursday, February 7 | 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
Daisy Hill Commons, University of Kansas
Celebrate the cultural diversity of KU and Haskell with activities, performances, tables by international student groups, area studies programs, study abroad and more. Free T-shirts and food, while supplies last.
Free and open to KU students, Haskell students and prospective KU students
Haskell Spring Welcome Back Powwow
Saturday, February 9 | 4 p.m.
Coffin Sports Complex, Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue, Lawrence, KS
Open to the public
Native Faculty & Staff Council Snack and Chat
Tuesday, February 26 | 5 p.m.
Office of Multicultural Affairs classroom
University of Kansas
Topics TBD
Snacks provided; all KU faculty, staff and students welcome
Native Faculty & Staff Council Snack and Chat
Tuesday, March 26 | 5 p.m.
Office of Multicultural Affairs classroom
University of Kansas
Topics TBD
Snacks provided; all KU faculty, staff and students welcome
Haskell College and Career Fair
Thursday, April 4 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Coffin Sports Complex, Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Ave., Lawrence, KS
Contact Angelina Adams at 785-830-2775 for more information
KU Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival
Saturday, April 6 | Noon
Lied Center of Kansas, 1600 Stewart Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Free and open to the public
Native Faculty & Staff Council Snack and Chat
Tuesday, April 23 | 5 p.m.
Office of Multicultural Affairs classroom
University of Kansas
Topics TBD
Snacks provided; all KU faculty, staff and students welcome
