Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory buffalo Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons

Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons

the little girl must lean on his teachings as she learns to say goodbye

death marches

A young Native girl's hunt for answers about the women mysteriously disappearing from her tribe's reservation leads her to delve into the myths and stories of her people

individual journey and as a vehicle for prophetic

Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory buffalo Great-Grandmother Mary LyonsWho has the right to represent Native history? The past several decades have seen a massive shift in debates over who owns and has the right to tell Native American history and stories. For centuries, non Native actors have collected, stolen, sequestered, and gained value from Native stories and documents, human remains, and sacred objects. However, thanks to the work of Native activists, Native history is now increasingly being repatriated back to