Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry
Join George Mason University’s Mason Speaker Series for a talk on a famous literary Native American hero!
Most of us know about Hiawatha from Longfellow’s long poem, The Song of Hiawatha. But there was a historic Hiawatha as well as Iroquois legends embellishing this person’s legacy. How did Longfellow come to pick Hiawatha for his poem? Join us to learn this and more!
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED: First-come, first-served seating. By registering, you will receive event updates.
For more information, call Columbia Pike Library at 703-228-5710
This program is part of Arlington Public Library's celebration of Native American Heritage Month.
- Date:
- Thursday, November 20, 2025
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- 2nd Floor
- Library:
- Columbia Pike Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Arts & Culture History
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
About Mason Speakers: Operating throughout the Metropolitan Washington DC area since 1993, Mason Speakers comprises nearly 100 professors, researchers, and administrators who volunteer from George Mason University to provide lectures and guest presentations to external community organizations and businesses.
About the Speaker: Mary McCutcheon taught in the George Mason University anthropology department from 1988 to 2004. Before that Ms. McCutcheon worked at the Smithsonian in the Directorate of International Affairs. Before that she taught at the University of Guam.
Ms. McCutcheon does research on land and marine resource ownership in the Palau Islands of Micronesia. Over the years she taught at Mason, Ms. McCutcheon refined her lecture topics which are relevant today and which have been popular with the audiences. In addition to continuing her work in Micronesia, Ms. McCutcheon is spending her retirement trying to understand the surge of religiosity in our society.