Arapaho Activist to Speak at ASSW Banquet |
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April 10, 2007 -- Arapaho author and activist Virginia Sutter will speak at the University of Wyoming's Association of Student Social Worker (ASSW) banquet for graduating seniors Sunday, April 15.
An enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Indian Nation and CEO/administrator for Pit River in northern California, Sutter will be they keynote speaker for the event scheduled for 5 p.m. in the Wyoming Union West Yellowstone Ballroom.
A Wyoming native from the Wind River Indian Reservation, Sutter will discuss advocacy for economic and social justice for disenfranchised, marginalized, and dispossessed peoples and groups. She will also discuss her history of activism. She will be available to sign her most recent book, "Tell Me, Grandmother: Traditions, Stories, and Cultures of Arapaho People," before the event.
"Tell Me, Grandmother" is the biography of Sutter's ancestor, Goes-in-Lodge, a traditional 19th century Arapaho woman and the first wife of Sharpnose, the last reigning chief of the Northern Arapaho Nation. The book is used in Native American studies programs across the country.
An expert in public and health administration, Sutter and has worked with American Indians for more than 25 years in reorganization and strategic planning in all phases of tribal operations; hospital administration and health program planning; and providing heath services to urban Indians.
Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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