What's Race Got to Do With It: A Native American Perspective
March 1, 2022, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Past Event. A free recording of the event is available via the Cummings Center YouTube Channel.
Join us on March 1 for a conversation with Dr. LaDonna BlueEye of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Dr. BlueEye will discuss her family's history, including military code talkers and residential school survivors, and her own experience working in voting rights. A short Q&A will follow the talk.
Students, educators, and community members are welcome to attend this free event or tune in via livestream.
This event is part of the Rethinking Race: Black, White, and Beyond event series at The University of Akron. Explore the full calendar of Rethinking Race events.
About Dr. LaDonna BlueEye
Dr. LaDonna BlueEye is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Oklahoma. BlueEye received a Master of Public Health from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Academic honors from the University of Oklahoma include the State of Oklahoma Excellence in Public Health Award, Outstanding Graduate Award, and Outstanding Student Leadership Award. BlueEye earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the School of Public Health at Indiana University in Bloomington and completed post-graduate research at Columbia University School of Social Work.
Dr. BlueEye’s research interests include qualitative methodology in health behavior, health disparities, and culturally-appropriate health interventions. She has presented her work and findings on the local, state, national and international levels, and collaborates with both non-Native and Native American communities throughout the United States.
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