It is exciting to see the NEH Summer Scholars make associations between their historical readings and current events. Tuesday’s lecture by Guest Presenter Amy Den Ouden, “Reservations, ‘Race,’ Resistance: Indigenous Histories and Colonialism in 18th Century Southern New England,” gave the Scholars a chance to discuss Native American activism and resistance in New England and across the continent. Den Ouden began her presentation by asking why it’s important to study Native histories. Her answers include:
- Understanding the multifaceted experience of Native resistance can help us to understand the power dynamics that exist in colonial settings.
- Indigenous histories underscore the relationship between geopolitical space and the creation and reinforcement of racial,... read more