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...
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.
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).
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.
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).