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American Indian Studies Spring Colloquium: Baligh Ben Taleb

"Newe Segobia: How Two Western Shoshone Sisters Fought for Their Land and Treaty Rights"

Event Details

Date
Friday, April 22, 2022
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
Description

Join the American Indian Studies Program for the Spring Colloquium "Newe Segobia: How Two Western Shoshone Sisters Fought for Their Land and Treaty Rights," presented by Baligh Ben Taleb, ACLS Postdoctoral Fellow in Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

He earned his Ph.D. in History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), an M.A., also from UNL, and B.A. (Honors) in English and American Studies at the University of Tunis. He is at work on a book project that examines the history of the Indian Claims Commission (1946-1978) and its implications for American Indians' longstanding efforts to regain land that they have lost over several centuries.

Meeting to be held live on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/AISAPRIL (password: AISEVENTS)

Cost
Free

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