Native American Heritage Month Keynote: Walking in Beauty: Re-aligning Modern Health & Wellbeing
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students
Explore holistic wellness, traditional healing, and the vital role of Indigenous knowledge in higher education, which has much to teach us about what it means to care for one another and the places we call home.
Refreshments will be offered.
Free parking in Lot H for all our community members.
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MEET THE SPEAKERS
Andrew James Sr., Certified Diné HataaBii
Traditional Practitioner
With 25 years of dedicated experience, Andrew James Sr. is a part
of the lifelong study of Nav ajo ceremonial life and cultural
preservation where he utilizes sacred ceremonies, prayer, chant, song,
herbal medicines, and traditional instruments in order to restore
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance through Hózhë.
Officially certified and registered through the Diné HataaBii
Association, Andrew brings decades of traditional wisdom to education,
community wellness, and institutional healthcare integration.
Andreas James, Registered Navajo Traditional Apprentice
A recent high school graduate Andre as James is registered with
the Navajo Department of Diné Education under the Navajo Traditional
Apprenticeship Program. Working side-by-side with Andrew James Sr.,
from complex multi-day healing rituals to daily practice s, Andreas
supports the delivery of culturally grounded care while safeguarding
ancestral knowledge, ensuring that ancient healing methodologies
continue to be authentically transmitted to the next generation.
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Location Information
Pere Marquette (KC 2204)
Russel H. Kirkhof Center
Valley Campus
Download parking map for the Allendale Campus
Contact Information
Ayebah Wilson
[email protected]
(616) 331-2177
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This event was added to the calendar by Alex Priebe (priebeal@gvsu.edu) on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.
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