2023-2024 Anne Ray Interns Colloquium

Rachel Morris (Oglala Lakota Nation) and Lorna Maie Thomas (Kanien’keha:ka/Mohawk Bear Clan from Akwesasne)
Rachel Morris and Lorna Maie Thomas will present and discuss the research and work they have undertaken while in residence. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. Rachel Morris comes to the IARC from Durango, Colorado, where she completed a bachelor of arts in anthropology with a minor in Native American and Indigenous studies from Fort Lewis College. Maie Thomas holds a bachelor of arts degree in women’s and gender studies with minors in anthropology, museum studies, and Native studies from SUNY Potsdam.
SAR’s Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) offers two nine-month internships to individuals who are recent college graduates, current graduate students, or junior museum professionals interested in furthering their professional museum experience and in contributing to the expanding field and discourse of museum studies.
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH
Established in 1907, the School for Advanced Research (SAR) advances creative thought and innovative work in the social sciences, humanities, and Native American arts. SAR is home to the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC), a leader in community-advised and collaborative Indigenous arts engagement and collections management. Through scholar residency, seminar, and artist fellowship programs, SAR Press publications, and a range of public programs, SAR facilitates intellectual inquiry and human understanding. SAR’s historic sixteen-acre campus sits on the ancestral lands of the Tewa people in O’gah’poh geh Owingeh or Santa Fe, New Mexico. SAR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational institution.
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