A Prelude to an American Indian Identity A Talk by Anne Waters Texas Woman's University

Against an essentialist notion, Waters proposes a non-essentialist articulation of Indian identity based upon place (i.e., geographical local and relationship to the land). In addition, she employs a distinction developed by Vine Deloria between freedom from restrictions and freedom to be in the construction of Indian identity and ontological being.   110 EESAT 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 12   Anne Waters, a Seminole Indian, is President of the American Indian Philosophy Association and chair of the American Philosophical Association Committee on American Indians in Philosophy. She is currently an independent scholar, a certified mediator, and curricula development consultant for Native Studies, Women's Studies, and Cultural Studies in postsecondary schools. She received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from Purdue University and a J.D. from the University of New Mexico Law School.

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