Anthropology at 250: America's liquidation of Indigenous peoples

Based on his book Lumbee Pipelines and his ongoing research on genocide in the shadow of Georgetown University, David Shane Lowry will provide a view into the work of the United States of America to “liquidate” (erase, destroy) American Indian and other Indigenous peoples within its borders. Within these stories - which connect Wabanaki land (Maine), with Piscataway land (Maryland), with Lumbee land (North Carolina) - Lowry will describe how anthropologists and the Catholic Church must partake in a new anthropology whose foundation is the reversal of this liquidation. He will also discuss his roles and experiences as an American Indian anthropologist in redefining how America works.

Lunch will be provided.