Responsibility and Repair | Session 1: Enslavement, Indenture, and Dispossession

Responsibility and Repair: Legacies of Indigenous Enslavement, Indenture, and Colonization at Harvard and Beyond
Institutions in the United States and around the world have begun, in recent years, to reckon with their historical ties to slavery and its legacies. Yet these efforts at truth telling and repair often fail to engage another “original sin” at the heart of the story: slavery in America began with the enslavement of Native peoples and the violent dispossession of the lands on which they had lived and thrived for generations.
As Harvard and other universities confront their own histories of enslavement and colonization, it is critical to elevate, examine, and honor the experiences of Native communities.
This conference, “Responsibility and Repair”-led by Harvard University’s Native American Program in collaboration with Harvard Radcliffe Institute-brings together Native and university leaders to advance a national dialogue, expand research, and establish and deepen partnerships with Indigenous communities. Using the landmark Report of the Presidential Committee on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery (2022) as a starting point, the conference and its participants-activists, scholars, Native leaders, tribal historians, and others-explore the responsibility of universities to confront their past and recommend steps toward repair that is often centuries overdue.
PROGRAM
0:00 Introduction of Dean Brown-Nagin
Daniel Carpenter, Allie S. Freed Professor of Government and chair of the Department of Government, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
4:47 Welcome Remarks
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School; and professor of history, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
17:38 Session 1: Enslavement, Indenture, and Dispossession
50:39 Margaret Ellen Newell, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Department of History, The Ohio State University
24:43 Andrés Reséndez, professor of history, University of California, Davis
36:42 David Silverman, professor of history, George Washington University
1:07:40 David Weeden, tribal historic preservation officer and tribal councilman, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
-Moderator: Tiya Miles RI ’24, Radcliffe Alumnae Professor, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; and Michael Garvey Professor of History, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
1:20:25 Q&A
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