Dutch-Flemish Studies celebrates 50 years of Dutch at the University of Michigan with a new frame for Dutch studies, one that emphasizes decolonial thought and colonial repair.

Navajo and Dutch writer, speaker and activist, and 2020 U.S. presidential candidate, Mark Charles kicks off the symposium with the 24th De Vries-VanderKooy Memorial Lecture.
He is introduced by Zoi Crampton, co-chair of the Native American Student Association (NASA)

The son of an American woman (of Dutch heritage) and a Navajo man, Mark Charles teaches the complexities of American history regarding race, culture, and Christendom in order to help forge a path of healing and conciliation for the nation.