Indigenous Leadership:Beyond Invisibility: Changing the Way We See Native America

Name: Indigenous Leadership:Beyond Invisibility: Changing the Way We See Native America
Start: 2026-10-26T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-26T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities

When: Monday, October 26, 5:30 PM to 7 PM
Where: Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, Richmond
Price: Not listed. Check with the venue.

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Indigenous Leadership: Tradition, Sovereignty, and SurvivalIndigenous peoples around the world manage complexrelationships with states while sustaining governance systems that predatecolonial boundaries. In the United States, Native nations continue to defendtheir sovereignty and counter cultural misrepresentation. In sub-SaharanAfrica, traditional authorities often bridge customary law and stateinstitutions. Across these and other contexts, Indigenous leaders confrontshared challenges: safeguarding land and resources, preserving culturalknowledge, securing legal recognition, and advocating for their communitieswithin national and international frameworks. This forum convenes scholars,practitioners, and Indigenous leaders to examine how these leadership systemsoperate, how they evolved over time, and why they remain vital today. Oct. 26, 2026 • 5:30 p.m. • Jepson Alumni Center Living with Rivers: A Tale of Cherokee Stewardship and a Fight with the Federal Government Gregory Smithers, professor of American history at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of The Water Carriers: A Journey Through Cherokee History and the Secret Life of Rivers

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Indigenous Leadership:Beyond Invisibility: Changing the Way We See Native America

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