Native American Heritage Month 2021

Members of the UNMC and Nebraska Medicine communities were invited to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a variety of educational and cultural events. Native American Heritage Month is observed annually during the month of October.

Nov 3: “American Indians in the US and cultural resiliency”

Presented by Grace Johnson, enrolled member of the Ogallala Sioux Tribe.

Watch the recording here!

Nov 10: COVID19 Response – Doing it our way” 

Presented by Mona Zuffante, enrolled member of the Seneca Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma, with the Winnebago Public Health Department.

Watch the recording here!

Nove 17: Indian School: A Survivor’s Story” documentary screening

By twin sisters Dr. Kay McGowan and Fay Givens who looked at the history of boarding schools in the United States.  

Watch the recording here!