George Godfrey &ndash\; Potawatomi histori an\, storyteller and educator &ndash\; is our guest for this special progr am. \; \;He will speak about the Potawatomi Trail of Death\, when Potawatomi people were pushed from their land in Indiana to Kansas in 1838 \, on a tragic route that passed near our community. \; \; \;G odfrey has written and researched \; \;the &ldquo\;Potawatomi Remo vals&rdquo\;\, including the experiences of his \;Potawatomi great-gre at grandmother\, Josette Watchekee \;and her family\, \;who lived this story. \; \; \;Come to learn more about the causes and im pact of these events and to honor the memory of those whose lives were for ever changed.
\nOur speaker will be introduced by Dr. Charlotte E. D avidson\, the Director of the Native American House at the University of I llinois\, Urbana-Champaign. \;
\nGeorge Godfrey \;is a Citiz en Potawatomi and President of the Potawatomi Trail of Death Association.& nbsp\; \;He was a professor and vice president at Haskell Indian Natio ns University in Lawrence\, Kansas and also worked for the US Department o f Agriculture assisting Tribal Colleges with their teaching and research p rograms. \; \;He received his PhD in Entomology at Cornell Univers ity. \; He has written many books set in the historical period of the Potawatomi Removals. \;
\nWe are pleased to announce that this e vent will be filmed for broadcast at a later date on our social media and on the Library's website. \; Watch for more information.
\nT his event is cosponsored by the \;Native American House \; at the University of Illinois\, \;Urbana-Champaign.
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