Clyde Ellis, associate professor of history, will explore how powwows were created a century ago and their importance today during a lecture at 7 p.m., Monday, April 11 in Yeager Recital Hall, located in the Center for the Arts on campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
As an author, co-author, and editor, Ellis has published extensively on American Indian boarding schools and Christianity. His most recent work, “A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains,” has been praised as one of the most comprehensive works on Plains Indian culture. He has written two other books on the subject of Native Americans and is a frequent contributor to scholarly journals and publications.
In May 2004, Ellis received Elon’s Distinguished Scholar Award, which was established in 2000 to recognize a faculty member whose research has earned peer commendation and respect while making a significant contribution to his or her field of study.
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