National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month 2004

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday, November 1
OPENING CEREMONY
Great Hall, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue - Washington, D.C.
9:45 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

GUEST SPEAKER
D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas

ENTERTAINMENT
Vince Redhouse, Flutist
Oklahoma Fancy Dancers

If you require reasonable accommodations, contact Jennifer Hovencamp, Director,
I H S Office of Equal Employment Opportunity 301-443-1108 or jhovencamp@hqe.ihs.gov

Saturday, November 13, 2004
City of Rockville
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Festival
Executive Office Building
101 Monroe Street
Rockville , Maryland
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

4th Annual NIH
American Indian/ Alaska Native Heritage Month Program

November 16, 2004
Red Crooked Sky
Cultural Presentation
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Building 45, Natcher Conference Center
Reception to Follow

Red Crooked Sky dance troupe is a collaborative mix of American Indians educating and promoting positive cultural awareness through traditional and contemporary dance. The troupe represents an array of tribes- Cherokee, Saponi, Sioux, Seneca, Monacan, Osage and Pamunkey. Red Crooked Sky is also generational. There are mothers, fathers, and children members - all who believe and support family cultural development and spiritual awareness.

Red Crooked Sky Dance Troupe dancer

November 18, 2004
Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord
Author - "The Scalpel and the Silver Bear"
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Building 10, Lipsett Auditorium
Reception to Follow

Dr. Alvord is currently Associate Dean of Student and Multicultural Affairs at Dartmouth Medical School. A member of the Navajo Tribe, she is also an Assistant Professor of Surgery, an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and is a board certified practicing general surgeon. Dr. Alvord's talks describe "Walking in Beauty, Living in Balance - A Navajo Philosophy of Healing," and the important role of ceremonies. Dr. Alvord discusses how she has incorporated this wisdom into her surgical practice to create better healing environments and how listeners to her talks can apply the principles of "Walking in Beauty" to their own lives and communities in order to live healthier, happier lives.