Dr. Kahente Horn-Miller, a scholar and member of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke will speak at UNC Pembroke on March 19 at 7 p.m. in the Native American Resource Center in Old Main.
The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Horn-Miller holds a Ph.D. in the humanities from Concordia University. She is currently the coordinator for the Kahnawà:ke LegislativeCoordinating Commission which oversees the community decision making process, used by the Kahnawà:ke to make its laws.
With approximately 8,000 members, the tribe’s home is located in the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.
Along with her community work, Dr. Horn-Miller writes and speak on issues relevant to Indigenous peoples including, citizenship, adoption, women’s issues, consensus-based decision making, governance, colonization, the Mohawk Warrior Flag, Sky Woman and American Indian women’s issues.
She also teaches part-time both at Concordia University and McGill University. Dr. Horn-Miller is the author of journal articles and book chapters. As a mother of four daughters and a member of the Bear Clan, she is active in the traditional community of Kahnawà:ke.
The event is sponsored by UNCP’s Department of American Indian Studies, Native American Resource Center, Office of Academic Affairs, Department of History, and the Teaching and Learning Center.
For information, contact Dr. Rose Stremlau at rose.stremlau@uncp.edu or Dr. Jane Haladay at haladayj@uncp.edu.
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