Welcome to the Indigenous Speakers Series! This vibrant series features a diverse array of Native artists, storytellers, scholars, and more, offering the community unique opportunities to engage with and gain insight into Indigenous perspectives.
Fall 2025 Series
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Transformational Paths for Indigenous Libraries, Archives and Museums
Join the Museum and Alyce Sadongei (Kiowa/Tohono O’odham), executive director of Mission Garden and previously the first Native American director of the Smithsonian Institution’s American Indian Museum Studies Program, as she charts the growth of tribal cultural institutions and discusses how a predominantly Western concept of a museum is being defined by Indigenous museum professionals.
At High Desert Museum
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, doors open at 6:00 pm
$5-$20, Members get 20% discount
FREE for Tribal members
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
Bringing the Past Forward: Wetxuwíitin Collection QR Code Project
Through the story of the Wetxuwíitin Collection, Nez Perce language expert, storyteller, and educator, Harry Slickpoo Jr., will discuss how collaboration, technology, and community leadership can bring Indigenous collections to life and support the continuation of Native languages.
At High Desert Museum
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, doors open at 6:00 pm
$5-$20, Members get 20% discount
FREE for Tribal members
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Beautiful Strengths of Indigenous Communities
Dr. Michelle M. Jacob (Yakama) loves imagining and working toward a future in which kindness, fierceness and creativity saturate our lives and institutions. Join the Museum and COCC for an evening of connection and collaboration. Hosted in partnership with the Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series of the COCC Foundation.
At Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC
Check back for more details soon!
