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decolonization

Is It a Farce or Is It History? Native American Playwrights as Public Historians

23 April 2025 – Laurie Arnold

methods, theater, community engagement, Native American, Indigenous People, decolonization, inclusive history

Not long ago, I described Native playwrights as public historians because their plays speak directly to audiences, their narratives confront the past as well as illuminate it, and playwrights bring life to histories Americans have forgotten or perhaps never learned. Whether through comedy or drama, satire or farce, Native playwrights are bringing complex histories to the stage. Read More

Ride or Die: the “Oregon Trail Live” Q&A

19 November 2020 – John R. Legg

methods, public engagement, media, memory, sense of place, politics, LGBTQ history, Indigenous People, American Indians, decolonization, games, Q&A, pioneers

Editor’s Note: Today we welcome Michael Salgarolo and Kylie Holloway to discuss their Oregon Trail immersive game that brought history and leisure together as a way to experience the US West and challenge the colonial foundations of the famous video game. Read More

Repatriation and the work of decolonization

18 June 2019 – Chip Colwell

museums, conference, finance, artifacts, 2019 annual meeting, Indigenous People, NCPH 2019 Awards, American Indians, decolonization

Editors’ Note: This is the third in a series of reflective posts written by winners of awards given out at the NCPH 2019 annual meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. Chip Colwell received the NCPH Book Award for Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2017). Read More