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03/25/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 03/25/2026 14:26

Holstein Colloquium to examine Native American sweat lodge traditions, March 26

The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences will host the Holstein Colloquium on Thursday, March 26, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Lalumiere Hall 272, titled "Ethnohistoric characterization of Native American sweat lodges: Variation, continuity, and the archaeological record."

The presentation will share results from a review of 59 ethnohistoric sources detailing Native American sweat lodge construction, function and ceremonial practices, with a particular focus on evidence that may remain archaeologically visible centuries or even millennia later.

No registration is required.

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