NU Hosts Symposium on Immigration and Resettlement in Western New York
The Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of Niagara University, welcomed participants to the New York Folklore Society’s annual fall conference, which was held Sept. 8-9 at the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University.
Titled “Cultural Migrations: Displacement and Renewal,” the conference’s themes focused on place making through food and language, microenterprise, and the importance of culturally sensitive community health services.
Bryan Printup, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, opened Saturday’s symposium with a traditional Iroquois Thanksgiving address. Christina Pope, regional director for Welcoming America, gave the keynote address, which discussed her organization’s successful model for bridging divides between immigrants and longer-term receiving communities across the country.