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Crossings of Breath:
Indigenous & Black Relations in North America |
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| The Conference | Presenters | Program |
| 8:00-8:30 | |
SUB Lobo A and B
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| 8:30-9:00 |
Opening Prayer: Gregory Cajete, Director of Native American Studies |
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Welcome: Jennifer Denetdale, History; Elizabeth Archuleta, English |
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| 9:00-11:00 |
Natives and Africans: Convergences and DivergencesModerator: Finnie Coleman, Director of African American Studies
Daniel Littlefield, University of Arkansas “The Politics of Researching Black Indians”
James Brooks, President, School of American Research “From Ignacio to the National: Thinking About the Meaning of Native/African American Research”
Cortez Williams, African American Studies “The Essence of Black and Native American Relations Before the 18th Century” |
| 11:00-1:00 |
Roundtable—Lived Experiences—Being Native and BlackModerators: Patrick Willink and Leona Morgan, Kiva club
Radmilla Cody (Dine'/African-American) Robert Collins (Choctaw/African-American) Monica Joiner (Dine'/African-American) Jackie Walker (Cochiti/African-American) |
| 1:00-2:30 | Lunch on your own |
| 2:30-4:30 |
The Politics of Being Native and Black—History, Race, and CultureModerator: Elizabeth Archuleta, English
Susan Miller, Arizona State University “Sources and Discourses of Tribal Sovereignty and ‘Black Indians” Entitlement: The Seminole Case”
Celia Naylor, Dartmouth College “(Re)
presenting Race, Culture and Nation” Robert Collins, University of California-Berkeley “When Playing Indian Is a Misplaced Assumption: Evidence From Black Choctaw Life Histories” |
| 5:00-8:30 |
Evening Events (need ticket to attend)Welcome: Elizabeth Archuleta, Gregory Cajete, and Jennifer DenetdalePrayer: Kellen Shelendewa, UNM Student Dinner Keynote: Tiya Miles, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor“Bridging the Breach: Toward an Ethos of Healing in Afro-Native Relations” |
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Musical Performance Introduction: Miss Indian UNM—Jackie Walker
Performance: Miss Radmilla Cody, Navajo Nation |