Annette Anderson, LCSW, retired Adjunct Lecturer in the Early Childhood Disorders master’s program at the University of Texas at Dallas, presents Native American: More Than Feathers and Drums, Saturday, March 8, 2025, 3:00 pm, at the Traphene Hickman Library in Cedar Hill.

In addition to her 40+ years experience providing counseling and consultation services, Ms. Anderson serves on the Council for the Indigenous Institute of the Americas and is co-founder of the IIA Seed Ambassador and Food as Medicine initiative that engages urban Native children and families in their culture through Traditional ecological, geographical, and plant knowledge.

Since 2020, she has worked with other Native elders and educators to complete the first American Indian and Native Studies High School Innovative Course ever developed or offered in Texas. In addition, she serves on the Native American Advisory Circle at Texas Christian University and collaborated on the first official university Land Acknowledgement for TCU in 2020. She is a descendant of the Chickasaw and Cherokee Nations.