Traveling the Red Roads: Defining the Map
Many Native Americans describe traveling the Red Road as choosing the good path for the journey through life. Award-winning, esteemed Native American leader William Gollnick, WVU's 2019 Native American Studies Elder-in-Residence, will share his inspiring story in this public lecture.
What does it mean to strive to embody the worldview and best teachings of the ancestors,
respecting important cultural traditions, caring for others and making personal sacrifices,
all while navigating the many challenges and conflicts of modern society? Gollnick’s
lifetime of service will help us define the map of the Red Road.
William Gollnick (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) is a tribal administrator of the
Tejon Indian Tribe. He previously served as chief of staff and general manager
for the Oneida Tribe, where he supervised legislative affairs and communications,
oversaw 1,700 tribal nation government employees and
represented the tribe at national, state and local levels.
As the Oneida Tribe's legislative affairs director, Gollnick represented
the Oneida in intergovernmental initiatives throughout Indian Country. He was
appointed by President George H.W. Bush as a presidential
delegate
to the White House Conference on Indian Education and by President Bill
Clinton as a member of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, to
which he was elected vice chairman. Gollnick is an alumnus of Harvard University's
Graduate School of Education, where he studied administration, planning and
social policy.
The event is co-sponsored by the Reyer Visiting Lectureship for Native American
Studies and
WVU's Leadership Studies Program.
As the 2019 Native American Studies Elder-in-Residence, Gollnick will also spend
the week guest lecturing in WVU's Native American Studies and Leadership Studies
programs and meeting with faculty and students in Native American Studies and
the College of Education and Human Services.