Vine Deloria, Jr. Symposium, July 2007

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Call for Papers and Presentations for the Second Annual Vine Deloria, Jr. Indigenous Studies Symposium

Hosted by the Northwest Indian College , Bellingham, Washington, USA

July 26-28, 2007

The purpose of this symposium is to bring together Native and non-Native scholars, elders, and other individuals who are interested honoring the life and work of Vine Deloria, Jr. and in discussing and expanding knowledge in several areas that Vine was active in. The symposium this year will focus on (1) religion and spirituality, (2) traditional knowledge and Native science and (3) related environmental issues. The symposium itself will be organized as a series of panels that address each of these topics. Individual presentations may be formal or informal. Abstracts that include a title and brief description are requested only for the purpose of organizing the panels. The deadline for receiving abstracts will be June 15th. Those whose presentation abstracts have been accepted will be notified by June 22nd.

For information on abstract submission, please contact:

Steve Pavlik, Symposium Co-coordinator
4149 East Waverly Street
Tucson AZ 85712 USA

Telephone: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

For information on registration, lodging, meals, and other logistics, please contact:

Victor Soloman, Symposium Co-coordinator
Northwest Indian College
2522 Kwina Road
Bellingham WA 98226 USA

Telephone: Victor Solomon [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]