February 23rd, 7pm
Warren Wilson College, Gladfelter Building, Cannon Lounge

We invite the Asheville community to join in this compelling workshop that will explore “decolonizing your mind” from both North American and European perspectives. Take a multi media and experiential journey to a greater understanding of indigenous solidarity by discovering the roots of indigenous culture – its living history, examining critical forces that have shaped indigenous/non-indigenous relationships, and then finishing our journey by exploring the unique collaborative work of Four Directions Solidarity Network and Cante Tenza: the Strongheart Civil Rights Movement of the Lakota Nation.  This is the workshop that drew a standing-room only crowd at the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit and received rave reviews.

At the end of this four hour workshop, participants will:
1. Understand the concepts of an indigenous lifeway, living history, and indigenous solidarity from various cultural perspectives.
2. Examine historical forces that affect indigenous solidarity including the conceptual process of “decolonizing your mind.”
3. Analyze specific conditions that have shaped indigenous/non-indigenous relationships.

4. Learn specific actions to begin the process of decolonizing your mind.

Presenter Info:

Naomi Archer is an Indigenous and human rights activist based in Asheville, NC. She is founder of the Four Directions Solidarity Network and an adopted member of Cante Tenza Okolakiciye – the traditional Strong Heart Warrior Society of the Lakota Nation. Working with her adopted brother Duane Martin Sr. (Oglala Lakota) they have provided decolonization and cultural restoration talks to both Native and non-native groups using traditional Indigenous and western modes of sharing.