LAKEPORT, Calif. — Mendocino College’s Lake Center will host a Native Learning Symposium this week.
The event will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, April 21.
The panelists are Lori Thomas, a professor of Native American Studies at Santa Rosa Junior College and a member of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians; Eliste Reeves, an elder from Round Valley Indian Tribes; and Beniakem Cromwell, the chairman of Robinson Rancheria.
They will focus on education, with panelists discussing both the history and current experiences of native students in the educational system.
Organizers ask people to register ahead of time through EventBrite.
A Zoom link also will be made available ahead of the event.
Future panels will discuss topics including icons and activists, wellness, science, native plants and foods, contemporary art and language.
The Mendocino College Lake Center is located at 2565 Parallel Drive.
Mendocino College to host Native Learning Symposium April 21
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