97-10-28 Lisa Tiger to Speak for Native American Heritage Month

AIDS EDUCATOR TO SPEAK NOV. 6 DURING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE
MONTH

     COLUMBUS -- AIDS educator and feminist Lisa Tiger, a member
of the Muscogee Nation who is of Creek/Seminole/Cherokee descent,
will speak on AIDS education at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Ohio Union
Conference Theater, 1739 N. High St.  Her presentation is among
events being held in observance of Native American Heritage Month
at The Ohio State University.

     An artist and tribal activist, Tiger has spoken at schools,
clinics and conferences across the country about AIDS education,
prevention and research since she tested positive for HIV in
1992. She recently formed the Lisa Tiger Fitness Foundation, a
nonprofit organization dedicated to building healthy American
Indian communities through traditional cultural practices.  She
is the recipient of the National Organization for Women’s 1994
Woman of Courage Award and the Award of Distinction for Personal
Courage and Community Leadership from the American Foundation for
AIDS Research.

     Other Native American Heritage Month events at Ohio State
include a talk and a movie screening.  A brownbag talk titled
“Cherokee Nation Constitutional Crises, 1997” by Barry Landeros-
Thomas, a graduate administrative associate in the Office of
Minority Affairs who is of Cherokee descent, will be held from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Ohio Union Board Room.  A brownbag
film, “Honorable Nations,” will be screened from 11:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Ohio Union Memorial Room.

     The American Indian Council, a student organization,
initiated and helped sponsor Tiger’s visit.  Co-sponsors of the
events are the Ohio State University Medical Center, the Student
Wellness Center, the Office of Minority Affairs - Retention
Services, American Indian Student Services - Ethnic Student
Services, Hopkins Hall Gallery, the Department of Comparative
Studies, the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, the Defense
Supply Center of Columbus and North American Indian Cultural
Center Inc.

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Contact: Dawn Johnson or Marti Chaatsmith, American Indian
Student Services, 292-7521


[Submitted by: Von Vargas  (vargas.12@osu.edu)
               
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