The Haudenosaunee-Native American Studies Research Group cordially invites you to join us on Friday, November 11th for our Fifth Annual UB Haudenosaunee Research Symposium.

Time: 9am-4pm
Location: Center for the Arts, Lower Gallery B45, UB North Campus

This informal symposium highlights UB faculty, alumni, and student’s current research projects in Haudenosaunee and Indigenous studies. The purpose of this symposium is to emphasize the vibrant tradition of Haudenosaunee research at UB and for participants to receive comments and feedback on their work.

Opening:  Jodi L. Maracle
Welcoming: Theresa McCarthy

Morning Session: 9-12pm
Talking with Corn: The Challenge to Anthropocentrism in Haudenosaunee Philosophy and the Measure of All Things Exhibition – Natalie Fleming, PhD student, American Studies

A Story about Oneida Paradigms – Karin Michelson, Professor, Linguistics

Frank Mt. Pleasant: Tuscarora Athlete, Carlisle Alumnus – Alyssa Mt Pleasant, Assistant Professor, American Studies

In Divided Unity: Haudenosaunee Reclamation at Grand River [a brief book talk] – Theresa McCarthy, Associate Professor, American Studies

Reflections on Haudenosaunee Creation Research after a Decade – Kevin White, UB Alum/SUNY Oswego

Afternoon Session: 1-4pm
Skarù:rę’ Youth and Media as Empowerment – Mia McKie (UB/Cornell Alum/UVic)

Haudenosaunee Environmental Values: Following Our Original Instructions and Resisting the DAPL – Beynan Ransom (UB Alum/ McMahon & Mann Consulting)

The Historical Political Ecological and Political Economic Context of Mohawk Efforts at Land Reclamation in Upstate New York – Samuel Rose, PhD Candidate, Anthropology

“Kill the Man, Save the Indian”: Burying the Violent Logics of Haudenosaunee Restoration – Monty Hill, PhD Candidate, Linguistics

Word Order in Oneida: Why it Matters – Richard Hatcher Jr, PhD Student, Linguistics

Haudenosaunee Studies @ UB Dissertation Roundtable – Jodi L. Maracle, PhD Student, American Studies and Steve Demchak, PhD Candidate, American Studies

Closing

This symposium is free and open to the public.
If you have any questions please contact Theresa McCarthy tm59@buffalo.edu

Who we are: Comprised of Indigenous and non-Indigenous allied faculty and student scholars from across disciplines at UB, the Haudenosaunee-Native American Studies Research Group provides a forum for discussion of recent academic work in the ever-emerging interdisciplinary field of Indigenous studies. Through our work we promote the acknowledgement of UB’s location on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee people.

Parking for Off-Campus Visitors: Please use Fronczack paid parking lot or use the Center for Tomorrow lot and take the free shuttle to Founders Plaza and make a right and walk down to the Center for the Arts Building

This symposium is sponsored by the UB Humanities Institute and The UB Native American Graduate Student Association.