Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Dr. Davina Two Bears (Dine/Navajo) will present her work which explores the intersections of oppression and stories of survivance at the Old Leupp Boarding School, a Federal Indian Boarding School and Japanese Isolation Center. After her lecture, Dr. Two Bears will lead an interactive workshop where participants will have an opportunity to read, listen and gain deeper understanding of stories by those who survived and how we can advocate for the future generations.

Seats are limited for the in-person workshop at PAFA. Dr. Davina Two Bears' presentation will be streamed live. Workshop registration includes admission to PAFA's museum. 

"A Journey: Indigenizing the Rising Sun with IDPphilly.org" is a series of three workshops with panel presentations and interactive activities led by IPD Philly (Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly Inc) and Partners. The series is in conversation with the artwork The Delegate, by Rising Sun artist, Rose B. Simpson, and will provide participants the opportunity to learn about the Lenape (Delaware Nation) presence, stories of survival on Navajo Reservation and of Indigenous Immigrants in Philadelphia. Through this journey of distinct stories and histories, participants will begin to envision concrete plans of action to challenge settler-colonial legacies, and to center and celebrate Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Peoples’ Day in their educational or professional practices from Lenapehoking –the ancestral land of the Lenni-Lenape.

Main photo of building: Original Old Leupp Boarding School built in 1909. Photo is courtesy of the Old Trails Museum, Winslow Historical Society. Self-Portrait courtesy of Davina Two Bears.