Annual Native Symposium
These events have concluded for 2025. Please check back in 2026 for event details.
This programming is for educational purposes and all are welcome.
Sunrise Ceremony
Date: Nov. 4
Time: 9 - 9:30 a.m.
Location: Stewart Bell Tower Plaza, WSU Ogden
We are honored to welcome Rios Pacheco, a respected Northwestern Shoshone/Kewa Pueblo Spiritual Representative, Cultural Analyst and Elder of the tribe, for this year’s Sunrise Ceremony at the Bell Tower. As a descendant of the Bear River Massacre (Jan. 29, 1863), Rios carries with him the profound history and resilience of his people.
Sunrise Ceremony Refreshments/Social
Collaboration with Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
Nov. 4
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Shepherd Union 321, WSU Ogden
Hoop Dance Performance and History
Hoop Dance in the Atrium
Date: Nov. 5
Time: Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Shepherd Union Atrium, WSU Ogden
Experience the beauty and cultural significance of this mesmerizing art form with a performance by 9-time Native American Hoop Dance Champion Terry Goedel.
Hoop Dance Presentation
Date: Nov. 5
Time: 12:40 - 1:40 p.m.
Location: Shepherd Union Fireplace Lounge, WSU Ogden
Join 9-time Native American Hoop Dance Champion Terry Goedel for an enlightening exploration of the history, stories, and cultural importance of hoop dance.
Watch on Zoom
Passcode: NAHM25
Movie Night - RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Date: Nov. 12
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Location: Hetzel-Hoellein Room, Stewart Library, WSU Ogden
RUMBLE traces the melodies, rhythms, and beats of traditional Native music as they took different forms across the spectrum of 20th-century American rock. Native Americans such as Robbie Robertson and Buffy Sainte-Marie helped to define its evolution, while Native guitarists and drummers such as Link Wray -- the electric guitar pioneer whose titular instrumental hit was banned from the radio, Hall of Famer Jimi Hendrix, who was part-Cherokee, Jesse Ed Davis, and many more forever changed the trajectory of rock and roll. Their stories are told by some of America’s greatest rock legends who knew them, played music with them, and were inspired by them, including George Clinton, Taj Mahal, Slash, Jackson Browne, Taboo, Buddy Guy, Quincy Jones, Derek Trucks, Tony Bennett, Iggy Pop, Steven Tyler and Stevie Van Zandt. Telling a missing chapter in rock history, RUMBLE is essential viewing for music fans.
Keynote: Beyond the Glittering World
Collaboration with Creative Writing Program, English Department & Friends of the Library
Date: Nov. 20
Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m.
Location: Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater, WSU Ogden
Stacie Shannon Denetsosie
Kinsale Drake
Come celebrate the release of the Indigenous anthology Beyond the Glittering World, edited by Darcie Little Badger, Stacie Shannon Denetsosie, and Kinsale Drake. Denetsosie and Drake will be in conversation about what an anthology like this means—for readers, writers, and future-thinkers.
For more information or to request accommodations in relation to a disability, contact Amanda Jones, amandajones4@weber.edu