Dr. Gregory d. Smithers, an associate professor of history at virginia commonwealth university, specializes in native American History. Else the author of several books including an indigenous history of migration, resettlement and identity about which greg spoke here a few years ago. And his newest book and the subject of todays lecture native southerners indigenous history from origins of removal. Please give a warm welcome to our guest speaker, greg smithers. [ applause ] let me first begin by acknowledging the traditional landowners of this region, members of the powatan chiefdom and the chickahawpee people. Thank you to those who organized this. Its much appreciated and its lovely to be back here at the Virginia Museum of history and culture. I hope i got that right. Im going to begin today by talking just a little bit about the artwork on the cover of my new book. This is a piece by chief terry saul. Hes was hes passed, now hes walked on. Chief terry saul was chickasaw and chokta
Dr. Gregory d. Smithers, an associate professor of history at virginia commonwealth university, specializes in native American History, hes the author of several books including the cherokee diaspora an indigenous history of migration, resettlement and identity, about which greg spoke here a few years ago. And his newest book on the subject of todays lecture, native southerners indigenous history from origins to remov removal. So please give a warm welcome to our friend, greg smithers. [ applause ] let me first begin by acknowledging the traditional landowners of this region. Members of the powotan chiefdom and the chicohomonie people. Thank you to Graham Dozier who organized todays lecture. Thank you very much. Its much appreciated and its lovely to be back here at the Virginia Museum of history and culture. I hope i got that right. Im going to begin today by talking just a little bit about the artwork on the cover of my new book. This is a piece by chief terry saul. Hes a was hes pas
Skies, turning mostly cloudy through Late Afternoon and evening. A few sprinkles are possible. As for temperatures, they will warm near 80 degrees and it will feel sticky outside. Overnight low temperatures will drop into the 60s once again. As for sunday, we have the chance of a few more isolated showers and storms. Skies will be partly sunny and temperatures will be warmer into the low 80s. Today occasional showers and thunderstorm s, especially in the morning. Humid. Wind sw 515. High 77 alo 76 dbq 76 iow 78 74 to 80 tonight a few showers or storms possib iow 65 61 to 67 thanks britley. Now that river levels are going down in northeast iowa, people can start cleaning up and drying out. Some of the hardest hit areas were along the turkey river in winneshiek, fayette and clayton counties. It all started on several people to evacuate their homes on wednesday morning. High water washed out an rv park in clermont in Fayette County the next day. We talked with some people who live at the
Outside Superintendent Dr. Terry Saul’s office, the final stage of a long-range vision is taking shape in the form of a new Sequoyah Public Schools elementary building.