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October 4, 2007
IAIA INAUGURATES PRESIDENT
Dr. Robert G. Martin (Cherokee Nation) will officially take the helm as President of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Arts and Cultures (IAIA) in an October 11, late morning ceremony on the IAIA campus Dance Circle.
AGENDA
Processional: Stolen Drum, IAIA Student Drum Group
Invocation: Robert Leach
Salutation: Karl Duncan, ASG President
Acknowledgements: Loren Kieve
Eagle Staff Presentation: Dr. Perry Horse, Former IAIA President
Remarks: Honorable Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Remarks: Honorable Joe Garcia, President, National Congress of American Indians; Chairman, All Indian Pueblo Council
Remarks: Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico Delivered by: Stuart Ashman, Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Cultural Affairs
Remarks: Honorable David Coss, Mayor of Santa Fe, N. M.
Charge to the President: Loren Kieve
Inauguration Address: Dr. Robert G. Martin, President of IAIA
Student Honoring: Karl Duncan
Recessional: Stolen Drum, IAIA Student Drum Group
Before making his move to Santa Fe, Dr. Martin was a member of the faculty and Associate Head of the American Indian Studies Programs at the University of Arizona.
Members of the press who wish to arrange an interview with Dr. Martin are requested to contact 505-424-2351 to set interview times.
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