Our Speaker: Estevan Rael-Gálvez, Ph.D. will present at 11:00am
Program Title: Native Bound Unbound – Peopling the Archive of Indigenous Slavery
Brief Description of Program:
Building upon decades of research by Dr. Rael-Gálvez on Native American slavery, thanks to the Mellon Foundation, he has been able to launch Native Bound Unbound – Archive of Indigenous Slavery, the objective of which is to create a centralized digital repository centered on the lives of the enslaved Indigenous people across the Americas. Dr. Rael-Gálvez will provide an overview of the initiative and engage the audience in a conversation about how to get involved.
Bio: Anthropologist, historian, and cultural consultant, Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez has served as the former Senior Vice President at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center and as the state historian of New Mexico. He is currently the Executive Director of Native Bound Unbound. A native son of New Mexico, he received his BA in English Literature and Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MA and PhD. in American Cultures from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he completed his dissertation, “Identifying Captivity and Capturing Identity,” the basis of a book project.
Recording of presentation is allowed for limited replay.
