Lectures
The HUNAP Annual Lecture series was established to bring leading and innovative thinkers to Harvard for the purpose of elevating and highlighting groundbreaking individuals in the fields of academia, literature, arts, and Native/Indigenous studies. The series began in 2021, and has since, found a broad, global audience at Harvard and beyond.
2025 Annual Lecture: Angeline Boulley
Recorded on April 3, 2025. Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, storyteller and author of Firekeeper’s Daughter, former Director of the Office of Indian Education (U.S. Dept. of Education).
2024 Annual Lecture: Paulina Alexis
Recorded on April 4, 2024. Paulina Alexis is an actress and artist, a member of the Stoney tribe of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, best known for her role as Willie Jack in Reservation Dogs.
2023 Annual Lecture: Tommy Orange
Recorded on April 6, 2023. Tommy Orange, enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, is author of There There (national bestseller, multiple award-nominated).
2022 Annual Lecture: David Treuer
Recorded on April 14, 2022. David Treuer, Leech Lake Ojibwe author and critic, provides insights on Native and Indigenous peoples in the Americas; acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction.
2021 Annual Lecture: Joy Harjo
The 2021 HUNAP Annual Lecture was delivered by U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer, who is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). The author of nine books of poetry...
