Many people who attended the Reckoning and Reconciliation on the Great Plains Summit from April 6-8 have expressed a desire to further explore the issues that emerged and to continue the conversations about how we can promote healing and reconciliation.

To help facilitate further discussion, we are sponsoring a Summer Study and Discussion Circle. We will be listening to Walter Echo-Hawk’s keynote presentation from April 6 and reading his book, “In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” Then we will hold several online gatherings to discuss Mr. Echo-Hawk’s ideas and how to apply them in our own communities, organizations, and institutions. Margaret Jacobs, director of the Center for Great Plains Studies and a professor of History will facilitate the Circle. Indigenous activists, leaders, legal experts, and writers will join each of the sessions on June 23, July 7, and Aug. 11.

Sign up for free here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reckoning-reconciliation-summer-study-and-discussion-circle-tickets-349845044947

Dates for Zoom meetings:

June 23: 5:30-7 p.m.Introduction to Summer Study and Discussion Circle

What is the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? How did it come about?

TO READ: Part One and Appendix, Walter Echo-Hawk, “In the Light of Justice”

July 7: 5:30-7 p.m. Why do we need the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples?

TO READ: Part Two, Walter Echo-Hawk, “In the Light of Justice”

August 11: 5:30-7 p.m. How can we implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in our own communities, states, and institutions?

TO READ: Part Three and Appendix, Walter Echo-Hawk, “In the Light of Justice”

TO LISTEN: Walter Echo-Hawk keynote presentation, April 6, 2022