American Indian & Indigenous Studies Colloquium: John Hall

AIIS colloquiums are open to anyone interested in American Indian & Indigenous Studies, students, faculty, staff and community members.

Prof. John W. Hall will revisit one of the most infamous instances in the annals of American warfare: the capture of the Seminole war leader Osceola under a white flag of truce. While many Americans simultaneously sanctioned indiscriminate violence against Native peoples, this incident nevertheless ruined the reputation of the officer who ordered the capture, T