Indigenous Peoples' Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day at ĢƵ
ĢƵ Art Gallery
Join the ĢƵ Art Gallery and School of Arts and Humanities for a full day of programming.
October 12th Programming
Natural Dyes Workshop & Button-Making
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
ĢƵ, Lower Art Gallery
Enjoy this special Natural Dyes Club programming presented by Artist Sarah Lacy (Event Planning & Promotion at Noyes Museum of Art) and take part in a hands-on button-making station!
All Supplies & Dyes Provided
Lenapehoking Indigenous Youth Arts Initiative Panel Discussion
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
ĢƵ, Lower Art Gallery
Join the Lenapehoking Indigenous Youth Program and ĢƵ students for a panel discussion, and enjoy the special pop-up exhibit Kahèsëna Hàki: An Indigenous Youth Arts Initiative*, previously featured during the gallery's Summer 2026 season.
Panel Talks
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
ĢƵ, Lower Art Gallery
More information to come.
Past Events
2025 Programming
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2025 Poster
Natural Dyes Workshop
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
ĢƵ Art Gallery
Enjoy this special Natural Dyes Club programming presented by Artist Sarah Lacy (Event Planning & Promotion at ĢƵ) as part of ĢƵ Arts & Humanities Indigenous People's Day programming!
All Supplies & Dyes Provided
Lenapehoking Indigenous Youth Performance
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
L-Wing between PAC & Art Gallery
Presented by the Lenapehoking Indigenous Youth Program
Panel Talks: Preserving the Past & Connecting the Future
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
ĢƵ Art Gallery & Zoom (Panel Starts @6pm, Zoom Link )
Connecting the Future with Chief Mark "Quiet Hawk" Gould (retired chief of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation) and Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis (Lenapehoking Re-Establishment Project), Lia "Watching Sparrow" Gould (Lenapehoking Reestablishment Project) moderated by Aaron Moss, Associate Professor of Theatre/Directing
Preserving the Past with Prof. Jacob Camacho (ARHU) and Prof. Ricardo Gabriel (SOBL), moderated by Adam Miyashiro, Professor of Literature
Reception & Refreshments Following the Event
2024 Programming
ĢƵ's School of Arts and Humanities presented a full day of events for Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024.
In connection to the ĢƵ Art Gallery Fall 2024 exhibition, Indigenous Approaches, Sustainable Futures, the ĢƵ Art Gallery, Visual Arts Program, and campus partners presented university-wide programming for Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024.
The full day of events included a welcome reception, a performance by the Lenni-Lenape Youth Group, panel discussions, and more.
October 14th Programming
Welcome, Reading, & Recognition of Place
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
ĢƵ Lower Level Art Gallery
Speakers: President Joe Bertolino (Welcome Remarks), and Tyrese "Bright Flower" Gould
Jacinto (Reading and Recognition of Place)
Includes exhibition tour and light breakfast.
Sponsored by the Office of Student Development
Lenapehoking Indigenous Youth Group Performance
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Multicultural Center Courtyard
Presented by the Lenapehoking Indigenous Youth Program
Sponsored by the Multicultural Center
Rain location: L-Wing (between ĢƵ PAC and Art Gallery)
Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation: Documentary & Panel Talk
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Campus Center Theatre
Moderated by Jeremy Newman, Associate Professor of Communication Studies with featured speakers: Ashton Pemapanik Dunkley, Tyrese "Bright Flower" Gould Jacinto & Ty "Dancing Wolf" Ellis
Reception and refreshments following event.
Sponsored by the School of Arts and Humanities
In-Conversation: Indigenous Life & Culture
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
ĢƵ Upper Level Art Gallery
Moderated by Dr. Raz Segal, Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, with featured speakers: Adam Miyashiro, Jacob Camacho, Phoebe Farris & Denise Bright Dove Ashton-Dunkley
Reception and refreshments following event.
Sponsored by the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Literature
About Indigenous Approaches, Sustainable Futures
ĢƵ Art Gallery Exhibition
Fall 2024
Indigenous Approaches, Sustainable Futures examines the intersecting themes of land, sustainability and identity within contemporary indigenous work. Indigenous Approaches, Sustainable Futures is a two-floor showcase of indigenous contemporary work including sculpture, printmaking and textiles (lower gallery) and photography (upper gallery). In addition to a catalogue and exhibition tours, programming will include a lecture series, collaborative workshops, a Lenape youth outreach program and a special projects course, Art, Design & Folk Art: Indigenous Traditions & Global Contexts, with our visiting artist Tyrese "Bright Flower" Gould Jacinto.
The exhibition runs from September 5, 2024 to November 10, 2024 and highlights over 25 national / international indigenous artists and communities.
Additional Programming
Indigenous Approaches, Sustainable Futures at ĢƵ
