AHA Session 127
Saturday, January 4, 2025: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Bryant Room (New York Hilton, Second Floor)
Chair:
Linford D. Fisher, Brown University
Panel:
Lydia Curliss, University of Maryland, College Park
Paula Peters, Mashpee Wampanoag, tribal member
Mack Scott, Brown University
Lorén Spears, Tomaquag Museum
Paula Peters, Mashpee Wampanoag, tribal member
Mack Scott, Brown University
Lorén Spears, Tomaquag Museum
Session Abstract
Founded in 2015, the Stolen Relations project at Brown University has sought to thoughtfully collect and sensitively present stories of Indigenous enslavement in the Americas as a resource to Native American tribes, educators, and the wider public. This roundtable brings together some of the key collaborators and tribal representatives on this project to discuss the importance of Indigenous enslavement in American history as part of settler colonial practices, as well as the challenges of interpreting historical documents and presenting them in a digital environment for multiple audiences. Presenters will first demonstrate the website and search interface (which will go live in the summer of 2024) before opening the roundtable discussion to give perspectives on this history, the project, and its meaning for Indigenous nations and communities today. Three items in particular with regard to the database and project are of special interest for the discussants and the wider audience: 1) the nature of tribally collaborative projects; 2) definitions of slavery; 3) more expansive understandings of Indigeneity.
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