Battle Ground Road Drummers & Meskwaki Nation Dancers
Performance
Monday, 31 Mar 2014 at 6:30 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
The Battle Ground Road drum group and Meskwaki Nation Dancers will share traditional and contemporary songs and dances. Battle Ground Road draws its name from the gravel road leading to the Meskwaki Powwow Grounds near Tama, Iowa. The group performs regularly at powwows across the Upper Midwest. Their performance precedes the 2014 Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture, delivered by Walter Echo-Hawk.Iowa State University's ROTC Joint Color Guard will join members of the Robert Morgan Post 701 from Tama, Iowa, to present the colors at 6:50 pm.
Cosponsored By:
- American Indian Studies Program
- Anthropology
- LAS Miller Lecture Funds
- Multicultural Student Affairs
- Political Science
- Richard Thompson Memorial Fund
- SACNAS
- Sociology
- UNASA
- University Committee on Diversity
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.