Columbia University
february, 2025
Event Details
Date: Friday, February 28th
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Location: Room 406, Lehman Centre for American History, Columbia University, 420 W 118th St., New York, NY 10027
We are pleased to invite you to attend Technologies of Sovereignty in Indigenous North America, an ISERP-sponsored graduate history conference. It will take place from 10am to 6:30pm on February 28th, 2025 in the Lehman Centre for American History, Columbia University, 420 W 118th St., room 406.
The conference seeks to explore the meanings, significance, and iterations of sovereignty in North America. ‘Technology’ here speaks to the innovative and creative nature of Indigenous self-determination, as well as sovereignty’s historical work as a tool – a language, practice, and posture of resistance. What did and does Indigenous sovereignty look like under conditions of constraint? Where does the concept of sovereignty sit in Indigenous history; what are its limitations and advantages? In bringing together scholars working across time periods and geographies, our conference will facilitate vital conversations about continuity and change in Indigenous sovereignty – from the ambiguous, overlapping spaces of imperial New Spain to the Canadian prairies.
Join us as we explore these themes through three panels:
- Law, Sovereignty, and Resistance (chaired by Professor Maggie Blackhawk, NYU)
- Indigenous Knowledge, Identity, and Education (chaired by Professor Abelardo de la Cruz, UNC)
- Migration, Displacement, and the Politics of Land (chaired by Professor Jimmy Sweet, Rutgers)
Please register for Technologies of Sovereignty using this link or the QR code on the poster. All registered guests will receive lunch and are invited to join the speakers and presenters for a reception from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm. All attendees must pre-register by February 18th, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact conference organizers Ana Laura Zuniga Loreto (az2791@columbia.edu), Kate Reeve (kr3016@columbia.edu), and Wyatt Reynolds (twr2112@columbia.edu).