Williamson Museum

Annual American Indian Crafts Day to be held Dec. 2

NATCHITOCHES – The annual American Indian Crafts Day will be held at Northwestern State University on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Williamson Museum in Room 208 of Kyser Hall. Admission and parking is free. The public is invited to attend. 

American Indian crafts people from Louisiana will demonstrate […]

Living Library focuses on ‘Women Preserving Natchitoches’

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University hosted a panel of women devoted to preservation of historic Natchitoches and Cane River for the Fall 2023 Watson’s Living Library event, a series in which individuals share their first-hand account of what they saw or lived through.  The session, titled “Women Preserving Natchitoches,” scratched the surface of preservation initiatives […]

Native American Arts and Crafts Day to be held Dec. 3

NATCHITOCHES – The Annual Native American Arts and Crafts Day will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the first floor of Kyser Hall on the Northwestern State University campus. Admission is free and open go the public. The event is held each year on the same day as the […]

Native American speaker/poet will present lecture at NSU

NATCHITOCHES – In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Northwestern State University will host a guest lecture by Bobby Gonzales titled “We Are Still Here: How First Nations Survived Pandemics and Other Catastrophes.”

The lecture will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 in the Hendrick Room on the first floor of the Student  […]

Caddo Conference set for April 1-3

NATCHITOCHES – The 2022 Caddo Conference will be held on the Northwestern State University campus April 1-3. Archaeologists, ethnologists, historians and members of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, whose tribal homeland is southwest Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, northwest Louisiana and East Texas, will gather to discuss ongoing research and cultural developments in Caddo culture.

Presenters this year come from […]

University creates School of Social Sciences and Applied Programs

NATCHITOCHES – The Department of Criminal Justice, History, and Social Sciences has been redesignated as the School of Social Sciences and Applied Programs. The change has been approved by the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System and the State Board of Regents.

The School of Social Sciences and Applied Programs is within the […]

Pete Gregory begins 60th year at NSU, discusses Williamson Museum’s centennial

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Hiram “Pete” Gregory begins his 60th year on faculty at Northwestern State University this fall.  Gregory began teaching at NSU Sept. 15, 1961, when he arrived as a 23-year-old temporary instructor.  When a permanent position teaching anthropology and geography opened up, he decided to stay. He is the longest-serving employee in NSU’s […]

Campus events and activities for Feb. 23-29

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Feb. 23-29 at Northwestern State University.

Feb. 23 – Women’s tennis vs. Texas San Antonio, Jack Fisher Tennis Complex

Feb. 23 – Baseball vs. North Alabama, Brown-Stroud Field

Feb. 24-25 – Mardi Gras holiday

Feb. 26 – Classes resume at 12 noon.

Feb. 26 – Louisiana Piano Series International presents […]

Native American bead workshop Feb. 29

NATCHITOCHES – The Ho Minti Society will host a Native American beading workshop from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 at Northwestern State University’s Williamson Museum.

 

Ho Minti, which means “you all come” in Choctaw, is a Native American non-profit formed to promote the arts and culture of Native American people. Ho Minti promotes cultural awareness, service, […]

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