Join the University of West Alabama and Moundville Archaeological Park on Wednesday, Oct. 6, in celebration of the 180th anniversary of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.

Dr. James T. Carson will present a lecture and lead a discussion on the influence of the Choctaw Indians and the effects of Indian Removal on our common history and identity. Carson is the author of "Searching for the Bright Path: The Mississippi Choctaws from Prehistory to Removal." The discussions will also feature representatives of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

A reception will begin at 5:15 p.m., followed by lecture and discussion at 6 p.m. at UWA's Bell Conference Center in Livingston. The event is sponsored in part by the Sumter County Historical and Preservation Society.