Engaged Anthropology: Collaborating with Indigenous Communities

This fall, the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology reflects upon decades of collaborative scholarship among anthropologists and indigenous communities.

Attend our lecture series to join ongoing global and local conversations, delve into case studies of knowledge co-production, self-determination, and repatriation, and connect with colleagues and community members around these important issues.

The Social Life of Stones: Haida Argillite Carving as Allies and Inalienable Posessions 

Kaitlin McCormick | September 28th, 5:30 PM 

Global and Grass-root: How InHerit Cultivates Community-Collaborative Maya Archaeology
Patricia McAnany | October 19th, 5:30 PM 

An Evening with Vanessa Jennings: Kiowa Cradleboards, Culture, and Tradition

Vanessa Jennings | October 26th, 5:30 PM 

Inlets of Understanding: Lessons working with Tribal Communities

Jennifer Himmelreich | November 2nd, 5:30 PM 

Seventeen Years Later: Archaeology, Heritage, and Public Opinion in Belize 

Geralyn Ducady | November 9th, 5:30 PM 
 

"Sacred Errand:" The Return of a Sacred Object to Aboriginal Australia 

John Harkey | November 16th, 5:30 PM 

Reception to follow each talk. Email HaffenrefferMuseum@brown.edu if you have specific questions.