Deron Marquez, a nationally-recognized lecturer on tribal governance, speaks on “Sovereignty: Form and Function” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 in Garrison Theater, Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 East 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Marquez served as chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians from 1999 through April 2006. Marquez led the Tribe’s seven-member Business Committee and designed and managed a progressive agenda of social and economic development for the tribal government and community. Under his leadership, the Tribe benefited from successful business ventures.
Marquez earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, a master’s degree in politics from Claremont Graduate University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in politics and public policy at Claremont Graduate University.
The Humanities Institute has organized a series of spring lectures and film screenings titled, “Continuing Invasion: Resistance, Resilience, and Re-invention Among North American Indigenous Peoples.” The speakers will challenge the distorted depictions of Native peoples in mainstream and scholarly written works.
For more information, please contact the Humanities Institute at (909) 621-8237.