C. Holly Denning, Academic Staff Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Criminology and Anthropology at UW-Whitewater, will be at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library to give a presentation about some of the significant policy eras that set the stage for contemporary challenges and successes of the various nations across the country
and closer to home. Beginning in the 1500s briefly, then with more focus on the 19th century, the legal foundation of Indian law was set in place. It was not until the 1970s that the situation began to really turn around giving back more power to tribes and a deeper sense of sovereignty and cultural identity. With more than 570 federally recognized nations, the presentation will just be an introduction. The examples will be drawn from a few cases around the state, among Oneida, Menominee and Ojibwe peoples.

The presentation will be held in the library’s Community Room located at 431 W. Center Street in Whitewater on Tuesday, April 25 at 4:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free program and no registration is required. For additional information, visit the library’s website at www.whitewaterlibrary.org or call 262-473-0530.