Pressly Forum: Mario Harley, "Two Nations Sharing One Heart"
Pressly Forum: Mario Harley, "Two Nations Sharing One Heart"
Please join us for a special Pressly Forum, when Mario Harley, a tribal leader of the Piscataway Nation, joins us for a special Pressly Forum to share plans for his forthcoming book, a publication that seeks to educate the broader public about Piscataway culture and history through the activities and art of its people.
From Mr. Harley's description:
"The demise of the Piscataway Indian People was the general theme of most history books prior to the 1970s. The accepted story promulgated in most of the printed documentation indicated that the Piscataway Indian People “vanished” from history around 1700. Growing up in a Piscataway Indian community we knew this myth was incorrect but concerns about the American government taking what little we had was still a major concern through the early 1970s.
My manuscript that I am hoping will be published informs the general public about the lifestyle of the Piscataway people prior to the colonial invasion; it describes the multiple survival strategies my ancestors pursued over the last 400 years in order to maintain our way of life; and it concludes by highlighting national events that led to the public reemergence of our Tribal community."
The Pressly Forum offers members of Department faculty and selected speakers to give a talk to members of the Department (faculty, staff, students) in an effort to create bonds of intellectual and collegial community. The forum is the brainchild of Professor Emeritus William L. Pressly, after whom the forum now is named. A light lunch will be served at 11:30.
Please join us for a special Pressly Forum, when Mario Harley, a tribal leader of the Piscataway Nation, joins us for a special Pressly Forum to share plans for his forthcoming book, a publication that seeks to educate the broader public about Piscataway culture and history through the activities and art of its people.
From Mr. Harley's description:
"The demise of the Piscataway Indian People was the general theme of most history books prior to the 1970s. The accepted story promulgated in most of the printed documentation indicated that the Piscataway Indian People “vanished” from history around 1700. Growing up in a Piscataway Indian community we knew this myth was incorrect but concerns about the American government taking what little we had was still a major concern through the early 1970s.
My manuscript that I am hoping will be published informs the general public about the lifestyle of the Piscataway people prior to the colonial invasion; it describes the multiple survival strategies my ancestors pursued over the last 400 years in order to maintain our way of life; and it concludes by highlighting national events that led to the public reemergence of our Tribal community."
The Pressly Forum offers members of Department faculty and selected speakers to give a talk to members of the Department (faculty, staff, students) in an effort to create bonds of intellectual and collegial community. The forum is the brainchild of Professor Emeritus William L. Pressly, after whom the forum now is named. A light lunch will be served at 11:30.
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