PSYCHOLOGY ARCHIVES TO HOST SIKSIKA CONFERENCE
The Archives of the
History of American Psychology (AHAP) on the University of Akron campus, in
conjunction with the Akron-Summit County Public Library, will be hosting a
conference on September 5 and 6, 2006 entitled “Abraham Maslow and the
Blackfoot Experience.” This conference will examine the influential role of
the Blackfoot (Siksika) Indian culture on the work of prominent psychologist
Abraham Maslow.
This
cross-cultural conference will explore the influence of the Blackfoot Indian
culture on Maslow’s work within the disciplines of psychology, sociology,
philosophy, anthropology, and art. Beginning on the afternoon of September
5, an informal afternoon public lecture at the Akron-Summit County Public
Library will take place. Mr. Narcisse Blood, coordinator of Kanai Studies at
Red Crow Community College in Alberta, Canada will speak regarding Blackfoot
contributions to western society. On September 6, Dr. Joseph Trimble,
Director of the Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Department of Psychology
at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA will present a short
colloquium examining responsible conduct of
research with ethnocultural populations. Following Dr. Trimble, Mr. Ryan
Heavy Head and his research team of Marvin Calf Robe and Narcisse Blood,
will then begin individual break-out sessions discussing their roles and
findings regarding influences of Blackfoot culture on Maslow’s work, ending
with a formal conference discussing aspects of the team’s research.Click on
the following links for further information. Please e-mail or call Rhonda
Rinehart at the Psychology Archives with any questions:
rhonda6@uakron.edu or 330-972-6474.
