Kin Theory, a project of Nia Tero, serves and connects a growing, global community of Indigenous storytellers. A screening of intersectional shorts by Nia Tero’s Indigenous fellows, IVY MACDONALD (she/her; Blackfeet), RAVEN TWO FEATHERS (he/they); Two-Spirit; Cherokee, Seneca, Cayuga, and Comanche), and ALEX SALLEE (she/her; Iñupiaq and Mexican) will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. Moderator: TRACY RECTOR (Black, Choctaw, Jewish), Managing Director of Storytelling, Nia Tero.
SEPTEMBER 23 | 5 PM | Queer Intimacy and Violence in a Mexican Border City Prostitution Zone
“Queer Intimacy and Violence in a Mexican Border City Prostitution Zone” lecture by Sarah Luna (Anthropology, Tufts University)
NOVEMBER 11| 5 PM | MULTISPECIES MOURNING: Grieving as Resistance on the West Papuan Oil Palm Frontier
“MULTISPECIES MOURNING: Grieving as Resistance on the West Papuan Oil Palm Frontier” lecture by Sophie Chao (Anthropology, University of Sydney)