Moriarty Science Seminar: Repatriation Initiated by Whom?

R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar Presents: Repatriation Initiated by Whom?

Speaker: Joe Stahlman

In this talk, Joe will discuss a recent experience where a non-Native community initiated and supported a repatriation into their municipality. Native America usually does not observe this type of engagement from our neighbors. Although a positive step forward in reconciling the past, this endeavor encountered many missteps and educational moments along the way. This talk will focus on that experience and how we can collectively reconcile the past by working with non-Native partners and encouraging community engagement.

Register for this Seminar

Dr. Joe Stahlman is the Director of Seneca Nation’s Seneca-Iroquois National Museum-Onöhsagwë:de’ Culture Center and Seneca Nation’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office. Joe is a scholar and researcher of Tuscarora descent. He has over 20 years of research experience working with First Peoples. His research focuses on culture and history, as well as ongoing socio-economic and health and wellness related endeavors with Native communities. He takes an active role in addressing the space Native peoples occupy in North American archaeology and cultural resource management. He regularly talks on the need to promote equity among all peoples in North American society through a number of reconciliatory processes which are inclusive for all and empowers people to express agency through creative and intellectual endeavors.