Talks
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NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION The Brooklyn campus of Long Island University presents an all-day conference, “Native Americans: Living in the Diaspora,” featuring dance and music workshops, and a panel discussion with tribe representatives Stephanie Betancourt and Jorge Estevez. Today, 9:30 a.m., LIU, 1 University Pl., between Dekalb and Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn, 718-488-3355, free.
DISCUSSING DIVIDES Archbishop Desmond Tutu appears with biographer John Allen in a discussion about the history of apartheid in South Africa. Tonight, 5 p.m., Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Place at Broadway and Wall Street, 212-602-0880, free, reservations required.
COWBOYS AND INDIANS The nonprofit White Box presents “Nobody Gets To Be a Cowboy Forever,” a discussion of the ongoing exhibit about the impact of the frontier on the American psyche, “The Searchers.” Featured panelists include a professor of cinema at San Francisco State University, Jim Kitses, and the author of “Savage Dreams: A Journey Into the Hidden Wars of the American West” (Random House), Rebecca Solnit. A writer and critic, Daphne Beal, is moderator of the event. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., White Box, 525 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-714-2347, free.
FRENCH TROUBADOUR Makor presents “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,” a conversation with the cast, producer, and musical director of the current off-Broadway revival of the same name. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., the Steinhardt Building, 92nd Street Y, 35 W. 67th St., between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, 212-601-1000, $20.
