Friday, Jul 11, 2008

2-26-08 Engaging Indigenous Critiques of Native New England History

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Join your host, J. Kehaulani Kauanui, for an episode featuring selections from a recent symposium held at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, "Engaging Indigenous Critiques: Reconsidering Race, Gender and Politics in Native New England History." The event was sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Native American Student Society at UMass Boston, in conjunction with Harvard University's Native American Program and Plimoth Plantation sponsored. This panel discussion focused on the impact of racial hierarchy and discourses of race on Native American communities. Participants include: Professor Amy Den Ouden, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UMass, Boston; Lisa Brooks (Abenaki), an Assistant Professor of History and Literature and of Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University; Daniel Mandell, Truman State University; Marge Bruchac (Abenaki), Tufts University; David E. Wilkins (Lumbee), Professor of American Indian Studies and Political Science from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; and Maurice Fox (Mashpee Wampanoag), Chair of the Commission on Indian Affairs in Massachusetts.

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