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Author and Native American Educator Greg Cajete to speak at Connecticut College Jan. 31

January 28, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Native American educator and author Greg Cajete will give a talk titled, "Native Science: Implications for Sustainability and Ecological Consciousness," Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in the Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center at Connecticut College. The talk is free and open to the public.

Cajete, whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of indigenous knowledge in education, is director of Native American studies and an associate professor of language, literacy and socio-cultural studies at the University of New Mexico. A Tewa Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, Cajete also has worked at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for 21 years, during which he has served as dean of the center for research and cultural exchange, chair of Native American studies and professor of ethno science.

Cajete is the author of five books, including, "Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education," "Ignite the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Curriculum Model" and "Spirit of the Game: Indigenous Wellsprings."

The talk, presented by the Connecticut College Education Department, is co-sponsored by the Native American Cultural Center at Yale University and Connecticut College´s Office of Volunteers for Community Service, Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy, Multicultural and Diversity Committee, Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity and Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu