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UM HOSTS EXPERT ON INDIAN GENDER AND SEXUALITY ISSUES

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An anthropologist and expert on gender and sexuality among American Indians will present a free public lecture at The University of Montana.

Beatrice Medicine will discuss “Issues of Gender in Contemporary American Indian

Life” from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in University Center Rooms 331-332. A reception will follow.

Widely recognized as a leader in the fields of Indian education, cultural anthropology and women’s studies, Medicine retired in 1988 as associate professor of anthropology at

California State University, Northridge, after 50 years of teaching at more than 30 colleges and universities. Her research has included Indian women, mental health issues and tribal identity.

She is author of the book “Native American Women: A Perspective” and co-editor of

“The Hidden Half: Indian Women on the Plains.” She has been a contributor to more than 20 books and has published more than 50 journal articles.

A Lakota born on the Standing Rock Reservation in Wakpala, S.D., Medicine received her undergraduate degree from State University, a master’s degree from

Michigan State University and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Her aw ard^iclude an honorary doctorate from Michigan State, Outstanding Alumna from South Dakota State and the Distinguished Service Award from the American

Anthropology Association. In 1977, she was honored with an invitation to serve as the “sacred pipe woman” for a tribal sun dance.

Medicine’s lecture is sponsored by UM’s Native American Studies Program and the

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