{"id":844,"date":"2024-10-11T15:08:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/?page_id=844"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:01:09","slug":"native-american-institute-semple-family-museum-calendar-of-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/native-american-institute-semple-family-museum-calendar-of-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Native American Institute | Semple Family Museum Calendar of Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/May-12-2026-Chautauqua-Donna-Courtney-US-Letter-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1176 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/May-12-2026-Chautauqua-Donna-Courtney-US-Letter-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/May-12-2026-Chautauqua-Donna-Courtney-US-Letter-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/May-12-2026-Chautauqua-Donna-Courtney-US-Letter-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/May-12-2026-Chautauqua-Donna-Courtney-US-Letter-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/May-12-2026-Chautauqua-Donna-Courtney-US-Letter.png 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Chautauqua Storyteller Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 12<\/strong> &#8211;<strong> Chickasaw Storyteller Donna Courtney<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/native-american\/chautauqua-at-the-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click to register for Chautauqua<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chickasaw citizen Donna &#8220;Dancing Star&#8221; Courtney is a storyteller and an award-winning fine artist. 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