Hybrid Summer Lecture Series: Indigenous Histories and Material Culture
June 26, 2025, 7:00 pm - July 17, 2025, 8:00 pm
Deerfield Community Center 16 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA 01342 + Google Map
Apess, William (1798–1839). A Son of a Forest. 1831. The Library of Congress.
The 2025 Summer Lecture Series will take place both in person at the Deerfield Community Center and via Zoom from 7–8 p.m. (ET) on the following Thursdays: June 26, July 10, and July 17.
First Lecture (June 26): “The Return of William Apess: Resurrecting the Life and Legacy of a Nineteenth-Century Pequot Author and Activist” with Dr. Drew Lopenzina
Second Lecture (July 10): “Carrying the Fire: Cherokee Women’s Textile Diplomacy” with Dr. Patricia Dawson (Cherokee Nation)
Third Lecture (July 17): On Native enslavement in early America with Dr. Margaret Newell
Lectures are free, but registration is required. Registration coming soon.