HSESI Scholar Series: Hope, Healing and the Warrior Women Project - A discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Castle

Hope, Healing and the Warrior Women Project - A Discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Castle

Hope, Healing and the Warrior Women Project - A discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Castle

Event Description

On January 30th, 2023 the High School Ethnic Studies Initiative (HSESI), held "Hope, Healing and the Warrior Women Project - A discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Castle”. This event took place at the Multicultural Community Center at UC Berkeley and was a part of the HSESI Scholars Series. The series hosts panel discussions year-round aimed at supporting California high school Ethnic Studies educators.

Filmmaker and scholar Dr. Castle shared her experiences with The Warrior Women Project (which she founded in 2006), and how it honors the legacies of Native Women activists. She shared insights on incorporating the narratives of Wounded Knee activists, and oral histories more generally, into today’s academic landscape, especially in Ethnic Studies courses.

Panel

Panelist: Dr. Elizabeth “Beth” A. Castle, Community Scholar and Filmmaker, The Warrior Women Project

Moderator: Dr. Victoria Robinson, Faculty, Department of Ethnic Studies, and Director, The American Cultures Center, UC Berkeley