We understand that this project has only collected a small fraction of possible records relating to the stealing and enslavement of Indigenous people in the Americas. We welcome archival contributions from individuals and researchers who might not have time to be trained to enter information into the database directly. Please send us information you have compiled in your own research (can be individual documents, transcriptions, or spreadsheets), and our research assistants will enter them into the database and give you credit for the contribution.

This involves receiving training on how to use the database entry form and entering information you might have gathered.

You can also join the research team as a volunteer intern (high school age and older) to receive training and guidance on how to research and enter information. Volunteers primarily examine historical documents and/or enter information into the database. Volunteer researchers should be detail-oriented and good communicators. We also expect volunteers to thoughtfully and humbly engage with the difficult legacy of Indigenous enslavement as part of settler colonial violence. We greatly appreciate those generous enough to spend time on this invaluable work. To apply, please fill out this form.

We would welcome the opportunity to partner with teachers to use this website and/or our curricular materials in the classroom! We’d be grateful to hear stories of how you have used the Stolen Relations project with your students. Feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, feedback, or stories. Additional units of the curriculum are in development.

The history of Indigenous enslavement is a hemispheric story, and we are looking for universities, historical societies, and other institutions with which to partner to expand the reach of the project. Please contact Project Director Linford Fisher for additional information.

As we continue to expand this project, we are looking for official tribal collaborations to help build this project.