Students to present research at Native American Studies colloquium

Morgantown, WV, October 16, 2006:  Five undergraduate students will share the results of their research with the public in an undergraduate research colloquium hosted by West Virginia University’s Native American Studies Program.

The colloquium will be held Wednesday, October 18, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair’s Rhododendron Room on WVU’s Downtown Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The student presenters include Sailah Creelfox, a psychology major from Calhoun County, W.Va., whose topic is “Wampum Belt of the Shackamaxon Treaty”; Amy DeHaven, an agribusiness management and rural development major from Bunker Hill, W.Va., who will present “Art that Heals: a Navajo Sandpainting”; Laura Manuel, a psychology major from Harpers Ferry, W.Va., who will present “They All Blend Together”; Mollie McCartney, a double biology and history major from Walkersville, W.Va., whose topic is “These Are the Stores We Tell About the River: Fort Berthold and Pick-Sloan”; and Patrick Rudell, a sociology major from Great Falls, Va., who will present “The Fifth World and the Modern World: The State of Lands Held Sacred by the Navajo.”

All five students completed their research while enrolled in Native American Studies or Native American Literature courses during the Spring 2006 semester.

“It’s a pleasure to spotlight these outstanding students and give the university community a chance to learn more about the research taking place in our Native American Studies Program,” said Bonnie Brown, coordinator of the NAS program.

WVU students may minor in Native American Studies or select Native American Studies as one of three fields to complete the bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies. The Native American Studies Program is housed in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at WVU.

For more information, please contact Bonnie Brown at 304-293-4626 or visit the website at http://www.wvu.edu/~nas.

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