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Cheyenne Oglala Sioux Poet to Speak at SWOSU on Monday

October 15, 2010

Lance Henson, an internationally-known Cheyenne/Oglala Sioux poet, will be guest speaker at Southwestern Oklahoma State University this Monday, October 18, on the Weatherford campus.

Henson will speak at 1 p.m. in the SWOSU Conference Center, located at the corner of Seventh and Davis Streets. Admission is free.

Henson's visit to the SWOSU campus is sponsored by the SWOSU Native American/ H.O.P.E. (Honoring Our People's Existence) Club. He has 28 books of poetry to his credit, and his works have been translated into 25 languages.

For additional information about Henson's visit, please contact the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribal College at (580) 774-3742.