The 2023 HUNAP Annual lecture speaker will be award-winning author Tommy Orange! Join us at Harvard Art Museums, Thursday, April 6th at 6:00pm ET for our 2023 Annual Lecture. No registration required. This event is free and open to the public.
Please save the date for HUNAP’s 2024 Annual Lecture featuring actress Paulina Alexis! You can find more information about the event here.
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...
This is an in-person event. The Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) and the Harvard Art Museums present a lecture by author David Treuer. Tickets available here David Treuer, Leech Lake Ojibwe, will offer a fresh and in-depth perspective on...
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...
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 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 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).