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Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00 PM CT

Scholar Logan Pappenfort is the Curator of Anthropology and Interim Director at Dickson Mounds State Museum. He is descended from tawaahkwakinanka (Trail of the Storm), also known as George Washington Finley, a hereditary chief of the Piankashaw . Logan has a keen interest in the history of Illinois and its people. He believes that it is his responsibility as an individual of native descent to tell those narratives and perspectives that have so often been neglected. Logan received a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology from Kansas State University and has spent the last six years working as Director of Cultural Preservation at the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma In which he worked with various institutions across the Peoria Nation's ancestral lands in order to protect Peoria Cultural and Sacred sites. In addition to his role within the cultural preservation department, he also has served 4 years on the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma's Business Committee as Second Chief. He has helped to coordinate the Peoria Annual Pow-wow from 2015 to 2021.

Moderator Dr. Twyla Baker

Dr. Twyla Baker is a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara Nation of Fort Berthold, ND. Her work is highly focused on improving the quality of life for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and she has worked with the Indigenous people of Turtle Island throughout her career, across the nation. Dr. Baker’s work runs the gamut of Native consciousness, research, and education. She writes and publishes academically, popularly, and creative works in any number of venues.

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