linford.bsky.social
Early American historian @ Brown University; author of The Indian Great Awakening; Decoding Roger Williams; Reading Roger Williams. PI for @stolenrelations.bsky.social; father of four; loves to sail, run, hike, and run.
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Beautiful cover! So happy for you!
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Way to go! Makes it feel really real.
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Amazing!!! Well done! Can't wait to read it.
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(8/8) As this project aims to engage with Indigenous communities and the broader public, we are always welcoming of collaborators interested in helping to find and enter information into the database. Please contact us for more information!
indigenousslavery.org/contribute/
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(7/8) We are grateful to the support of a @nehgov.bsky.social three year grant to increase our tribal collaborations, particularly with the Tomaquag Museum, and to create a public portal for the database (going live in 2025)
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(6/8) Numerous Brown University centers have supported this project over the years, including Population Studies and Training Center, @brownhist.bsky.social, @[email protected], @brownuresearch.bsky.social, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, and Native American and Indigenous Studies.
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(5/8) We also have a wonderful core project team that makes this project possible, including
Ashley Champagne, Patrick Rashleigh, Elizabeth Yalkut, Khanh Vo, Tarika Sankar, Mairelys Lemus-Rojas, Courtney Akbar, Brittney Walley, and others, as well as over 30 current active RAs.
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(4/8) At the core of this project are representatives from thirteen (and counting) regional Indigenous nations and communities who provide invaluable, direct, and compensated input and consultation into all aspects of this project.
indigenousslavery.org/tribal-commu...
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(3/8) The project was conceptualized in 2015 by Brown University @brownhist.bsky.social Associate Professor of History @linford.bsky.social, Principal Investigator, and is currently run through the @browncds.bsky.social directed by @ashleychampagne.bsky.social.
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(2/8) Through use of archival records and present-day tribal histories and perspectives, our project focuses on the histories of settler colonialism and its legacies through the lens of enslavement, servitude, and unfreedom of Indigenous peoples across the Americas.
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Love this, and I'm board in spirit. But is there a #teamdeleted500 or a #teamworkalldaybutendupwiththesamenumberofwordsbecauseI'mrevising? Asking for a friend.