Below are some shorter, mostly non-academic essays on topics related to Indigenous slavery, history, and culture.
Essays and Reflections Written Specifically for This Project (More Coming Soon)
A Brief History of Indigenous Enslavement and Servitude
A Brief History of Indigenous Enslavement and ServitudeA Brief History of Indigenous Enslavement and Servitude
Indigenous Freedom Suits and the Problem of the Law
Indigenous Freedom Suits and the Problem of the LawIndigenous Freedom Suits and the Problem of the Law
Broad Overviews Written for the Public about Native American Slavery
Perspective: The Other Slavery
Perspective: The Other SlaveryPerspective: The Other Slavery
Andrés Reséndez in Smithsonian Magazine
America's Other Original Sin
America’s Other Original SinAmerica's Other Original Sin
Rebecca Onion in Slate
What Slavery Looked like in the West
What Slavery Looked like in the WestWhat Slavery Looked like in the West
Kevin Waite in The Atlantic
Indian Slavery in the Americas
Indian Slavery in the AmericasIndian Slavery in the Americas
Alan Gallay for Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Perspective: The Other Slavery
Perspective: The Other SlaveryPerspective: The Other Slavery
Andrés Reséndez in Smithsonian Magazine
America's Other Original Sin
America’s Other Original SinAmerica's Other Original Sin
Rebecca Onion in Slate
What Slavery Looked like in the West
What Slavery Looked like in the WestWhat Slavery Looked like in the West
Kevin Waite in The Atlantic
Indian Slavery in the Americas
Indian Slavery in the AmericasIndian Slavery in the Americas
Alan Gallay for Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Essays Related to Specific Kinds of Unfreedom, Stealing, and Servitude
The Native American Boarding School System
The Native American Boarding School SystemThe Native American Boarding School System
New York Times
Colonizing the Children: Indian Youngsters in Servitude in Early Rhode Island
Colonizing the Children: Indian Youngsters in Servitude in Early Rhode IslandColonizing the Children: Indian Youngsters in Servitude in Early Rhode Island
Ruth Wallis Herndon and Ella Wilcox Sekatau
Ink didn't end New Mexico's history of peonage
Ink didn’t end New Mexico’s history of peonageInk didn't end New Mexico's history of peonage
Santa Fe New Mexican
Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end
Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no endNative American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end
Mass Incarceration Since 1492: Native American Encounters With Criminal Injustice
Mass Incarceration Since 1492: Native American Encounters With Criminal InjusticeMass Incarceration Since 1492: Native American Encounters With Criminal Injustice
Truthout
The Native American Boarding School System
The Native American Boarding School SystemThe Native American Boarding School System
New York Times
Colonizing the Children: Indian Youngsters in Servitude in Early Rhode Island
Colonizing the Children: Indian Youngsters in Servitude in Early Rhode IslandColonizing the Children: Indian Youngsters in Servitude in Early Rhode Island
Ruth Wallis Herndon and Ella Wilcox Sekatau
Ink didn't end New Mexico's history of peonage
Ink didn’t end New Mexico’s history of peonageInk didn't end New Mexico's history of peonage
Santa Fe New Mexican
Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end
Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no endNative American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end
Mass Incarceration Since 1492: Native American Encounters With Criminal Injustice
Mass Incarceration Since 1492: Native American Encounters With Criminal InjusticeMass Incarceration Since 1492: Native American Encounters With Criminal Injustice
Truthout
Freedom and Emancipation
"hundreds of the descendants of Indians have obtained their freedom:" Freedom Suits in 18th & 19th Century Virginia
“hundreds of the descendants of Indians have obtained their freedom:” Freedom Suits in 18th & 19th Century Virginia"hundreds of the descendants of Indians have obtained their freedom:" Freedom Suits in 18th & 19th Century Virginia
Library of Virginia
Freeing Eral Lonnon: a Mashpee Indian Presumed a Fugitive Slave in Louisiana, and the Role of Native People in the History of Judicial Abolition in Massachusetts
Freeing Eral Lonnon: a Mashpee Indian Presumed a Fugitive Slave in Louisiana, and the Role of Native People in the History of Judicial Abolition in MassachusettsFreeing Eral Lonnon: a Mashpee Indian Presumed a Fugitive Slave in Louisiana, and the Role of Native People in the History of Judicial Abolition in Massachusetts
Edward L. Bell
“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley
“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley
"hundreds of the descendants of Indians have obtained their freedom:" Freedom Suits in 18th & 19th Century Virginia
“hundreds of the descendants of Indians have obtained their freedom:” Freedom Suits in 18th & 19th Century Virginia"hundreds of the descendants of Indians have obtained their freedom:" Freedom Suits in 18th & 19th Century Virginia
Library of Virginia
Freeing Eral Lonnon: a Mashpee Indian Presumed a Fugitive Slave in Louisiana, and the Role of Native People in the History of Judicial Abolition in Massachusetts
Freeing Eral Lonnon: a Mashpee Indian Presumed a Fugitive Slave in Louisiana, and the Role of Native People in the History of Judicial Abolition in MassachusettsFreeing Eral Lonnon: a Mashpee Indian Presumed a Fugitive Slave in Louisiana, and the Role of Native People in the History of Judicial Abolition in Massachusetts
Edward L. Bell
“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley
“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley
Reconnection and Resilience
The path to reconnection marked by gaps, mysteries
The path to reconnection marked by gaps, mysteriesThe path to reconnection marked by gaps, mysteries
Paula Peters, Cape Cod Times, 2002
Bermuda Powwow returns to St David’s in June
Bermuda Powwow returns to St David’s in JuneBermuda Powwow returns to St David’s in June
Her Ancestor Was a Slave to Cherokee Indians. Now She’s Applying to Be a Citizen of the Tribe
Her Ancestor Was a Slave to Cherokee Indians. Now She’s Applying to Be a Citizen of the TribeHer Ancestor Was a Slave to Cherokee Indians. Now She’s Applying to Be a Citizen of the Tribe
The path to reconnection marked by gaps, mysteries
The path to reconnection marked by gaps, mysteriesThe path to reconnection marked by gaps, mysteries
Paula Peters, Cape Cod Times, 2002