October 15, 2025
Southern lore is full of tales of Indigenous haunting. Local myths speak of the demise of Native nations and their fabled ancient pasts.
Alongside these legends, contemporary Native nations endure in their southern homelands. This lecture will investigate the dissonance between stories of historic Native demise and modern Indigenous survival.
About the Speaker:
Elizabeth Ellis, associate professor of history at Princeton University, is a scholar of early North America with a focus on diplomacy, borderlands, cross cultural exchange, and Indigenous politics. Her first book, The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South, has received awards from the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, and the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. In addition to her work on early American history, Prof. Ellis also writes about contemporary Indigenous issues and politics. She is committed to tribally engaged historical work and collaborative research practices that support Native self-determination. Prof. Ellis is Peewaalia and an enrolled citizen of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. She currently serves as the Tribal History Liaison for her nation.
This talk is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6PM for light refreshments before the 6:30PM talk.
Further information
- Location: Stern Great Room
- Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
- Cost: Free