News Release

March 6, 2007

Oral Narratives of Athabascans Subject of Free Lecture

Wayne E. Allen, associate professor of ethnic studies at Minnesota State University, will present a free lecture at 2 p.m. March 12 in the Boise State University Student Union Farnsworth Room. His remarks are titled “Disturbances in the Dreamtime: Evidence for Prehistoric Violence in Subarctic Dene Traditional Oral Narratives.” The lecture is part of the Boise State Department of Anthropology Lecture Series sponsored by the department and the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs.

Oral narratives have been present in indigenous populations for millennia. Embedded in these narratives are universal themes regarding cooperation and competition, both within and outside of the immediate community. Allen’s presentation focuses on data collected from 71 oral narratives of the Dene Athabascans in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

Allen’s scholarly research focuses on native North Americans, common dilemmas and resource sustainability, community resource management, traditional indigenous cultural and natural resource conservation practices, experimental archaeology and sustainable lifeways, resource colonialism, environmental racism and justice.

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Contact: Faith Brigham, Department of Anthropology, (208) 426-3023, fbrigha@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

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