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SUMMARY:Spoerl Lecture Series -Menominee Cultural Preservation: 
 True Tales from a South Branch Scholar
CONTACT;ALTREP="mailto:gregory.j.hitch@lawrence.edu":
 Gregory Hitch\, gregory.j.hitch@lawrence.edu
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 Guest:  Miranda Washinawatok\n
 Situated in the ancestral homelands of the Menominee 
 Nation, this talk offers personal reflections 
 on cultural preservation, archaeology, and environmental 
 justice from the perspective of a South Branch 
 scholar. Speaking from the heart, Miranda shares 
 aEURoetrue talesaEUR? shaped by family teachings, 
 community knowledge holders, and the universal 
 Indigenous values that have guided her academic 
 journey aEUR" respect for all life, the understanding 
 that all beings are related, and the responsibility 
 to care for land, water, animal relatives, and 
 people.\n
 Central to this talk is a reminder that every 
 person carries responsibility for the Earth. Through 
 stories rooted in lived experience, Miranda invites 
 audiences to begin with local, daily acts of care 
 and to recognize that cultural preservation and 
 environmental stewardship are shared human obligations.\n\n

LOCATION:West Campus, VanAsten Overlook
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