Roman Tadič: The Cheyenne – Indians in the Cogs of Colonisation and Globalisation
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: December 8, 2015, 19:00 – 21:00
How did a people who contributed to Custer’s defeat and inspired many works of literature and movies live? What values did they hold? Join us in taking a look at the unique culture of the Great Plains Indian people.
For over two centuries the Cheyenne have been in contact and conflict with the United States. They were stripped of their economic independence and sovereignty. Today the Cheyenne are full-fledged citizens of the US, but what has survived of their identity? Can we find in the Cheyenne an alternative to some of the paradigms of Western civilisation?
A lecture by Roman Tadič, a translator and researcher specialising in the indigenous culture of the Great Planes, combined with a presentation of original Indian artefacts.