When: Apr 9, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (US and Canada)
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Indigenous slavery often appears as a footnote in histories and genealogies of the Spanish colonial period and beyond. Even in the historical record, enslaved individuals were often not the focus of the documents in which they appeared. These enslaved individuals are often listed in genealogical records as criadas, sirvientes, or genízaros, among other similar terms. This institution of slavery raises two specific questions for genealogists: First, did enslaved individuals influence our genealogy? Second, is it possible to trace the arc of their lives and identify their descendants?
Dr. Aaron Taylor recently joined a digital project headed by former New Mexico State Historian Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez called Native Bound-Unbound: Archive of Indigenous Americans Enslaved. In his talk, Dr. Taylor will provide a brief overview of indigenous slavery in the colonial period, followed by stories and research regarding indigenous slavery in his own family tree. He will wrap up his talk with thoughts on how we can investigate and recognize indigenous slavery in our own research.
