about which greg spoke here a few years ago. his newest book, the subject of today s lecture, native southerners indigenous history from origins to remove. please give a warm welcome to our friend greg smithereens. let me begin by acknowledging the traditional land owners of this region. members of the chief them and people. thank you for that kind introduction, and to graham who organized today s lecture, thank you. it s much appreciated. it s lovely to be back here. at the virginia museum of history and culture. i m going to begin today by talking a little bit about the artwork on the cover of my new book. this is a piece by a a cheap who passed, and he was a chickasaw and choctaw chief, born in 1921 in oklahoma. if anyone knows anything about that part of the world, in the 19 twenties and thirties, you will know it s not an easy place to be native american. so he grew up seeing lynchings on a fairly regular basis, of about native and african american people. he grew up e
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 today s 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. it s much appreciated and it s lovely to be back here at the virginia museum of history and culture. i hope i got that right. i m 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. he s was he s passed, now he s walked on. chief terry s
please give removal. please give a warm welcome. [applause] let me first begin by acknowledging the traditional landowners of this region. you for that kind introduction. it is much appreciated. we have accurate here at the virginia museum of history and culture. begin by talking a little bit about the artwork on the cover of my new book. by a chickasaw born in 1921hief in oklahoma. if anyone knows anything about that part of the world, it was not an easy place to be made native american. lynchings on ang fairly regular basis. experiencing impoverishment, racism, on a daily basis. be tough and resilient and have something of a sense of humor. childrents named their chief, which utterly confused white people throughout oklahoma. 1930 s to manhood in the and 40 s. he grew up to be a wonderful native american artist. when the war was over, he attended the university of oklahoma, where he pursued his education and passion for arts. the chief noticed trends that were very popu
spoke here a few years ago. his newest book and the subject of today s lecture, native southerners, indigenous histories from origins to removal.: 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 chiefdom. that kind andy, for introduction and to graham dozier, who organized today s lectures. it is much appreciated. it is wonderful to be back here at the virginia museum of history and culture. i hope i got that right. i will begin today by talking just a little bit about the artwork on the cover of my new book. by, he is passed he wass walked on, but chickasaw and choctaw chief born in 1921 in oklahoma. anyone who knows anything about that part of the world in the 1920 s and 1930 s will know that it wasn t an easy place to be native american. up seeing lynchings on a fairly regular basis, lynchings of both native and african-american people. he grew up experienci
deadly traps for millions of marine animals. they become plastic waste that can poison oceans for centuries, and they cause agonising deaths above the surface to what s the solution to this dangerous problem? how can we stem the global tide of ghost nets. 6 the ship gore leaves global harbor on the island of reagan. on this summer s day, the small salvage vessel is on a special mission and the baltic sea. it s being escorted by a boat full of divers aiming to recover ghost nets, best and that s as goes are abandoned fishing gear. am ethan though they re not being used anymore? they still very efficient at killing, which of course makes no sense because there s no purpose for it. if a dolphin or a papa, good bye, not in one, it drowns, and because it can t reach the surface, hummed verena plat works for g. r d. a german dolphin rescue organisation. the environmental n g o regularly conducts ghost net recovery emissions in the baltic sea. the hannah plant organized today s ever