Responsibility and Repair: Legacies of Indigenous Enslavement, Indenture, and Colonization at Harvard and Beyond Evening Event

In April 2022, Harvard President Lawrence Bacow released the Report of the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery, which included a series of recommendations, one of which called on the University to honor, engage, and support Native communities. As part of this effort, the Harvard University Native American Program, in collaboration with Harvard Radcliffe Institute, has organized a conference to, as the Report notes, “advance a national dialogue on the history and legacies of Indigenous slavery and colonialism in the United States, catalyze deep research, and establish new partnerships with Indigenous communities.”

The opening session of the conference will feature a keynote by Dallas Goldtooth (Mdewakanton Dakota and Dińe), an activist, actor (Reservation Dogs, Rutherford Falls), organizer, writer, Dakota culture and language teacher, and founding member of the sketch comedy group, the 1491s.

Registration is required and will open in the fall. The full schedule for the program will be posted at that time.

See "Responsibility and Repair: Legacies of Indigenous Enslavement, Indenture, and Colonization at Harvard and Beyond” for event information on the full-day conference on Friday, November 3, 2023.