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Symposia
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2019-09-25T19:57:55.000Z
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Video Title:
A Promise Kept: 2 – Dr. Robert G. Martin
Description:
Influential policy advocate, writer, curator, and 2014 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee) is recognized for a lifetime of achievement in this symposium, “A Promise Kept: The Inspiring Life and Works of Suzan Shown Harjo.” A founding trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian, Harjo’s legacy of activism and artistic accomplishment continues to inspire Native Nations and people and influence U.S. policies about Native sovereignty and cultures. In this segment, Dr. Robert G. Martin, President, Institute of American Indian Arts, speaks on "Suzan Shown Harjo: Our Guardian, Teacher, and Activist." Robert G. Martin (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma), President of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), has led the development of a comprehensive strategic plan and a campus facilities master plan resulting in academic program expansion, growth in student enrollment, construction of five new buildings on campus, and the launch of a successful capital campaign. Martin was formerly Associate Head of the American Indian Studies program at the University of Arizona. He also served as President of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque and President of Haskell Indian Nations University. Under his guidance, Haskell made the transition from junior college to a university offering baccalaureate programs. In 2010 Martin received the Tribal College President of the Year Award. The symposium was webcast and recorded in the National Museum of the American Indian Rasmuson Theater on September 20, 2019.
Video Duration:
29 min 32 sec
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