Albany Area Education Notebook

Andrew lecture tackles Native American culture

CUTHBERT — November is National Native American Heritage Month. In recognition of Native American cultures, and before the Thanksgiving holiday, Jason Huddleston, an English professor at Andrew College, wants others to be more keenly aware of the long and often dishonorable history of what he calls the media’s misrepresentation of Native Americans.

Huddleston will discuss the various ways media — from film and television to advertising and toys — caricature and disparage Native Americans, and how he says such inaccurate and insensitive depictions have led to not only more authentic understandings but also more appropriate media representations of Native American cultures.

The lecture, entitled “Redfacing: Media and the Stereotyping of Native American Cultures,” will be held on the Andrew College campus in Jones Chapel on Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information on this event, call or email Huddleston at [email protected]; (229) 732-5981.

Sherwood to honor veterans Friday

ALBANY — Sherwood Christian Academy will present its annual Veterans Day program Friday at 8:30 a.m. The event will be at Sherwood Baptist Church on 2201 Whispering Pines Road in the main worship center.

There will be several presentations of veterans and performances by students, with a special guest helping with a portion of the music near the end of the program. The church urges the community to turn out and support the veterans.

College and Career Academy cancels Wednesday board meeting

ALBANY — Wednesday’s board meeting of the Commodore Conyers College and Career Academy has been canceled. Academy officials said meetings will resume on their normal schedule with the Dec. 13 meeting.