Visiting Scholar to Address Resurgence of American Indian Group
Richard Allen
Richard Allen, policy analyst and Cherokee Indian, will detail how his nation has addressed current challenges.
Richard Allen, policy analyst for the Cherokee Nation and the Vine Deloria Jr. Distinguished Indigenous Scholar, will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. at the The University of Arizona. The lecture will take place in the College of Education's Kiva Auditorium. Allen will address "The Revitalization of the Cherokee Nation: A Contemporary Perspective."
Born and raised in the heart of the Cherokee Nation, Allen is uniquely qualified to discuss the subject. He graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., has a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Allen has been a teacher, a higher education counselor and served as the curriculum coordinator for the M.B.A. Tribal Management Program at Northeastern State.
Allen began working for the Cherokee Nation in 1982 and has written tribal legislation, served as the liaison between the Cherokee Nation and other federally recognized Native nations and has been the Cherokee NAGPRA representative.
Allen is a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War and has been in the forefront of promoting awareness of the contributions of Native American veterans. He was appointed to the Education Advisory Committee of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, serves as the co-chair of the Veterans Committee for the National Congress of American Indians and was instrumental in the establishment of the Cherokee Nation's veteran affairs office.
Allen also has published several articles and presented numerous scholarly papers. He is the chair of the Contemporary Native American panels for the Southwest Texas/American Popular Culture conferences. He also is a widely recognized tribal historian and cultural expert and currently is working on a book detailing Cherokee history, spirituality and culture in the twentieth century for Greenwood Press.
The Vine Deloria Jr. Indigenous Scholars Program was developed in honor of the late Vine Deloria Jr., a political science professor and a founding member of the UA American Indian Studies Program. The mission of the program is to recognize the accomplishments of Indigenous scholars and invite them to share their experiences and expertise with members of the UA and Tucson communities.
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- What | Vine Deloria Jr. Distinguished Indigenous Scholar Lecture Series
- When | Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.
- Where | College of Education, Kiva Auditorium
- Extra Info | For further information, contact Tsianina Lomawaima, Tom Holm or Tarissa Spoonhunter at the American Indian Studies Program at 520-621-7108.
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