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Farwell Distinguished Lecture: Rebecca Nagle “Justice on Native Land”
September 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
REBECCA NAGLE, award-winning writer, advocate, and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, will present the Farwell Distinguished Lecture at Luther College at 7:00 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 24, 2024. The evening will be moderated by Andrew Hageman, associate professor of English and director of Luther’s Center for Ethics and Public Engagement.
Nagle’s writing about Native representation and tribal sovereignty has been featured in The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, and more. As the host of the chart-topping podcast This Land, Nagle told the story of one Supreme Court case about tribal land in Oklahoma, the small-town murder that started it, and the surprising connection to her own family history. In This Land‘s second season, which debuted in August 2021, Nagle takes listeners through the 40-year history of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the federal lawsuit, Brackeen v. Haaland.
In addition to her work towards Native American representation and the This Land podcast, Nagle lends her voice to fighting violence against women. She is the co-founder of FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, and spearheaded The Monument Quilt, a collection of over 3,000 stories by survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence, written, painted, and stitched onto red fabric.
From Joplin, MO, she currently lives in Tahlequah, OK where she works for her tribe on language revitalization.
The Farwell Distinguished Lecture will be held in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College, 7:00 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 24, and is free and open to the public. Nagle’s new book, “By the Fire We Carry,” (release date Sept. 10, 2024) will be available for purchase in the lobby before and after her presentation.
The Elwin D. and Helen Farwell Lecture Endowment
The Elwin D. and Helen Farwell Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment was established in 1981 in recognition of the contributions the Farwells made to the Luther community. Elwin D. Farwell was president of Luther College 1963–1981.