{"id":1293,"date":"2025-08-11T20:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2025-08-13T18:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:33:48","slug":"tarleton-state-faculty-to-host-author-led-book-study-exploring-native-american-legacy-in-texas-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/2025\/08\/11\/tarleton-state-faculty-to-host-author-led-book-study-exploring-native-american-legacy-in-texas-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State Faculty to Host Author-Led Book Study Exploring Native American Legacy in Texas &amp; Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tarleton State University faculty and students, along with local educators and community members are invited to participate in a free, author-led book study this fall as a part of <em>Still Among Us: Exploring Native American Legacy in Texas and Oklahoma<\/em>, a multi-part public humanities initiative funded by a President&#8217;s Excellence in Research Scholars (PERS) grant. This initiative is supported by the College of Education and the College of Liberal and Fine Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by Dr. W. Dale Weeks, author of <em>Cherokee Civil Warrior: Chief John Ross and the Struggle for Tribal Sovereignty<\/em>, the virtual book study will explore Indigenous history, identity, and the ongoing fight for tribal sovereignty. Participants will receive a free, signed hardcover copy of the book, a guided reading plan, and exclusive access to three live Zoom discussions with the author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This book isn&#8217;t just about history, it&#8217;s about understanding the living legacy of Native nations and their ongoing fight for sovereignty,&#8221; said Dr. Eliel Hinojosa, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and director of this project. &#8220;It&#8217;s an opportunity to learn directly from a historian whose work brings these stories into sharp focus for our time. I&#8217;m also proud to partner with Dr. Steven Peach, Associate Professor of History at Tarleton State, whose expertise in Native American history enriches every aspect of this program.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book Study Discussion Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The virtual book study discussions with the author will take place via Zoom from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on the following dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday, September 15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday, October 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday, November 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-texan-white-color has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/zsU31MYBjkJFqkFT8\">Register Today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 35 spots are available for this opportunity. Registration is free but required to receive a copy of the book and access to the virtual sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book study is the first phase of the <em>Still Among Us<\/em> project, which will culminate in a live symposium at Tarleton State University Fort Worth on November 13, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To sign up for the book study or learn more about the <em>Still Among Us<\/em> project, please contact Dr. Eliel Hinojosa at ehinojosa1@tarleton.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Eliel Hinojosa invites faculty, students, and community members to participate in a free, author-led book study this fall as a part of a multi-part public humanities initiative&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":1298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":31,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-success","category-opportunities"],"acf":[],"author_meta":{"display_name":"heard","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/author\/heard-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/214\/2025\/08\/Cherokee-Civil-Warrior-Book-Study-Calendar-News-300x157.png","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/category\/faculty-success\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Faculty Success<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/category\/opportunities\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Opportunities<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Faculty Success<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Opportunities<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 months ago","modified":"Updated 8 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on August 11, 2025","modified":"Updated on August 13, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on August 11, 2025 8:54 pm","modified":"Updated on August 13, 2025 6:33 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1293"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1308,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions\/1308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}