Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month 2023

This year, Wabash Valley Progressives and Vincennes University are honoring Native American Heritage Month with a screening and discussion of the film We Still Live Here, about the revival of the Wampanog language.  Join us on November 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern at the Jefferson Student Union on the Vincennes University campus.  The event is free, and features Dr. Nancy Petersen, Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Purdue University.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022

The Vincennes University Humanities Film & Lecture Series and Wabash Valley Progressives are joining together on Monday, October 10th to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center. The PBS film “We Shall Remain:  Tecumseh’s Vision” will be screened starting at 5:30 p.m. and a discussion will follow. Dr. Nancy Peterson, a professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Purdue University, will lead the discussion.

The event is free and open to the public. Red Skelton Performing Arts Center is located at 20 W Red Skelton Blvd in Vincennes, Indiana. Contact Wabash Valley Progressives for more information.