Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory buffalo Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons

Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons

death marches

Regina becomes "Indian no more" overnight—even though she was given a number by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that counted her as Indian

how it came to be the sole requirement for tribal citizenship in 1961

Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory buffalo Great-Grandmother Mary LyonsWho has the right to represent Native history? The past several decades have seen a massive shift in debates over who owns and has the right to tell Native American history and stories. For centuries, non Native actors have collected, stolen, sequestered, and gained value from Native stories and documents, human remains, and sacred objects. However, thanks to the work of Native activists, Native history is now increasingly being repatriated back to