Events

Upcoming

Leadership Seminar: Chief Lynn Malerba

September 25, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT
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Ash Center Seminar Room 225, Suite 200
Please join the Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development for a seminar with Chief Lynn Malerba (Mohegan), the 2026–2027 Kalt Senior Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. Light catering will be...
Offical Treasury Headshot of Chief Malerba.

“If you Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving”: Rethinking a National Story

September 29, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT
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Ash Center Seminar Room 225, Suite 200
“If you Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving”: Rethinking a National Story The Ash Center’s Project on Indigenous Governance and Development invites you to an in-person conversation with Chris Newell, author of “If You Lived During the Plimoth...
Book cover of Newell's "If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving"

Climate Change in Native America Series

Oct. 14 - Nov 4, 2026
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6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall
The Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), the Salata Institute Climate Accelerator, and the Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development invite you to our Fall 2026 in-person speaker series centered on the critical...
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Past

Conference on Democracy in Indian Country: Voting Rights and Freedom of the Press

September 11, 2026
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8:30AM - 4:00PM EDT
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Malkin Penthouse (Top Floor), Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
This event is co-presented in collaboration with the Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development, the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, the Harvard University Native American Program, and the Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center...
Democracy in Indian Country Flyer

Symposium on Indigenous Data Sovereignty

March 27, 2026
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8:30AM - 2:30PM EDT
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Smith Campus Center
This symposium convenes scholars, practitioners, and public leaders to examine new global and institutional approaches advancing Indigenous data governance. Anchored in the development of IEEE 2890-2025 Recommended Practice for Provenance of Indigenous...
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