Donald Warne is an acclaimed physician and one of the world’s preeminent scholars on Indigenous health, health education, policy and equity. He will speak at the University of Montana at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov.7, in the University Center Ballroom as part of the President’s Lecture Series.

Titled “A Framework for Indigenous Health – A Strengths-Based Focus on Improving Outcomes,” the event also will be livestreamed on Teams.

Co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, Dr. Warne created the first Indigenous health-focused Master of Public Health and Ph.D. programs in the U.S.

Warne is a member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe and comes from a long line of traditional healers and medicine men. He previously served as a primary care physician for the Pima Indian population in Arizona and a staff clinician with the National Institutes of Health.

This free community event is co-sponsored by UM’s Native American Center of Excellence and the Davidson Honors College. It is held in conjunction with the University’s DiverseU event. American Sign Language  interpretation will be provided.

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Contact: Dave Kuntz, UM director of strategic communications, 406-243-5659, dave.kuntz@umontana.edu.