Dr. Joe Stahlman, a scholar and researcher of Tuscarora descent, is a working public historian, cultural observer, and a non-digging archeologist, taking an active role in addressing the space Native peoples occupy in North American archaeology and cultural resource management. This talk goes beyond the conventional divide between secular and spiritual to discuss the topics of the Great Peacemaker, wampum, the Hodinöhsö:ni’ worldview, the practice of condolence, natural law, forest diplomacy, and cross-cultural scholarship. “As a descendant of the great confederacy of the Haudenosaunee, I find myself thinking about the people who pushed for peace in times of war and what that meant on a landscape of violence. Most importantly, I think about how we can employ our ancient principles into resolving unresolved issues stemming from that time. In this talk, I will present personal insight and consider some of the spaces created by the commemoration which can offer more substantive offerings to the upcoming United States semiquincentennial.” The talk is an opportunity to think about the ways that we can use contentious anniversaries to strengthen our relationships with one another.
Presented by the Dean's Conference Fund at The New School for Social Research and Religious Studies at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.
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Dr. Joe Stahlman is the Director of Seneca Nation’s Seneca-Iroquois National Museum-Onöhsagwë:de‘ Cultural Center. Joe is a scholar and researcher of Tuscarora descent. He has over 20 years of research experience working with First Peoples. His research focuses on culture and history, as well as ongoing socio-economic and health & wellness related endeavors with Native communities. He takes an active role in addressing the space Native peoples occupy in North American archaeology and cultural resource management. He regularly talks on the need to promote equity among all peoples in North American society through a number of reconciliatory processes which are inclusive for all and empowers people to express agency through creative and intellectual endeavors.
