Upcoming Events

New Perspective on Conquests of the Native South Evan Nooe

Location: Charleston Library Society

We look forward to hosting Evan Nooe, Assistant Professor of History and historian for the Native American Studies Center at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, on his 2022 McMillan Prize reinterpretation of coalescence and its role in the American South. For Indigenous people, coalescence generated shared histories, inherited traditions, creation stories and legends that knitted together once-disparate groups. Click the button below for full details.

Fall for Democracy

Location: The Charleston Gaillard Center

Fall for Democracy is a program filled with performances, panels, and community-centered events delving into the essential values shaping America. From September 12 through November 22, in the lead-up to and following the 2024 Presidential Election, this initiative aims to celebrate the original ideals of democracy, examine the guiding principles of our nation, and amplify every voice.

Simple on Black/Indigenous Solidarities

Consuela Francis Emerging Scholar Lecture/African American Studies

Location: College of Charleston campus, ECTR 118

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Dr. Delisa Hawkes from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Dr. Hawkes is an Assistant Professor in the Africana Studies Department and has an affiliated faculty position in the Women and Gender Studies Program. Her current research focuses on representations of genealogical discovery and ancestry in nineteenth and early 20th century African American literature. Her bio states that she is particularly interested in the literary portrayals of interactions between African Americans and Native Americans during the nineteenth and early 20th centuries.

Free and open to the public.

Book discussion with Greg Smithers

Location: College of Charleston campus, SSMB 129

Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.

CLAW and WGST present this talk with Dr. Gregory Smithers, a professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University. He will be here to discuss his book, Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal, & Sovereignty in Native America. “Roo” DeLesslin George-Warren, a leader of the Catawba, will also briefly speak and join in the post-lecture conversation. He’s also featured in Dr. Smithers’ book.

Free and open to the public.

Wassamasaw Annual PowWow

Location: Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Presented by Multicultural Student Affairs, CAB, and Student Life. Students will be bussed to this event.

THIS LAND IS OUR LAND, Featuring Martha Redbone Roots Project and American Patchwork Quarter

Location: The Charleston Gaillard Center

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Vocalist Martha Redbone, celebrated for her distinctive blend of folk, blues, and gospel, is joined by American Patchwork Quartet – comprised of vocalist Falu Shah, guitarist and vocalist Clay Ross, drummer Clarence Penn, and bassist Moto Fukushima – for This Land is Our Land, an evening of musical storytelling that celebrates the rich cultural tapestry of America. Redbone’s appearance marks the first time an Indigenous artist has performed as part of a Gaillard Center season, further underscoring the group’s dedication to issues of social justice, connecting cultures, and celebrating the human spirit.

Featuring Elisa Harkins

Location: College of Charleston Cistern Yard

Time: 1:00 parade, 2:00-5:00 Ticketed Fundraiser 

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston celebrates its 40th birthday with funky FUNdraiser: ART IN MOTION! The celebration is comprised of two parts with something for everyone.

Join us for a free parade through the College of Charleston’s campus, followed by a ticketed party featuring a mystery art banner installation in the historic Cistern Yard.

Music & Dance Expo with the Edisto Natchez-Kusso and the Wassamasaw Tribe

Location: College of Charleston campus, Cistern Yard

Time: 11:00-2:00

Free and open to the public.

Kevin Kokomoor book talk, La Florida: Catholics, Conquistadores and Other American Origin Stories.

Location: College of Charleston campus, Maybank Hall Room 100

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Dr. Kevin Kokomoor, professor of history at Coastal Carolina University will give a lecture on his recent book, La Florida: Catholics, Conquistadores and Other American Origin Stories. His lecture will discuss the mythologies of Thanksgiving, but also how hospitality and exchange operated in the Lowcountry in the early colonial period.

Kevin is an Early Americanist and an Ethnohistorian, whose primary research and teaching focuses on the Southeast and the Native Southeast, the Early Republican and Federalist Eras, and ideas of frontiers and borderlands.

Sponsored by the Department of History, the Latin American & Caribbean Studies program, & CLAW.

Free and open to the public.

Memory and Material Culture: Collecting and Preserving Indigenous Artifacts

Sponsored by the South Carolina Historical Society, Historic Preservation (CofC), Preservation Society of Charleston.

Feturing Stephen Criswell (Native American Studies Center, USC Lancaster), Chris Judge (Native American Studies Center, USC Lancaster), John Fisher (Charleston Museum).

Free and open to the public.

Contemporary Indigenous Nations: Celebrations and Challenges

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Sponsored by SCHS, CLAW, Department of Environmental and Sustainability Studies.

Featuring Chiefs Lisa Collins (Wassamasaw), John Creel (Edisto Natchez-Kusso), and Lamar Nelson (Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois and United Tribes of SC).

Free and open to the public.