Chief Billy Tayac to Speak at UVA on "The Native People Still Live"

Date

02/24/2008 - 3:00pm

Location

Room 402 of the Chemistry Building (the Chemistry Auditorium) on McCormick Road at the University of Virginia.

Sponser

Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, the American Indian Student Union, the National Native American Law Student Association, and the Office of the Dean of Students of UVa.

Description

The event is open to the public with no admission charge.

Light refreshments will be served.

Chief Billy Redwing Tayac will speak on the issues and politics that affect not only American Indians, but indegeonous peoples everywhere, such as the United Nations' newly-adopted Declaration of Rights of Indigeonous Peoples. The United States was one of only four countries to reject the declaration.


Contact Name

Rian Chandler

Contact email

Contact Phone

rianchandler@gmail.com

Submitted By

David Swanson

Submitted By email