The Treaty of Easton, signed by the Munsee Chief, Egohohowen, on October 1758
2021 history lecture by Chief Mark Peters (Munsee Delaware Nation)
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Munsee History (14,000 BP – 1763)
2021 history lecture by Chief Mark Peters (Munsee Delaware Nation)
Settlement on the Thames, 1783 Land Claim
2021 history lecture by Chief Mark Peters (Munsee Delaware Nation)
Mapping Slavery Project
Confronting the Netherlands’ Role in the Brutal History of Slavery
Historians studying the Netherlands’ history sometimes refer to the 17th century as the “Dutch Golden Age.” The term refers to an era of unprecedented wealth in the Dutch Republic, when artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer painted masterpieces and…
Disability as Colonialism / Colonialism as Disability
Real Art Ways presents a conversation between New York-based artist Alex Dolores Salerno, Puerto Rico-based artist Miguel González Cordero, and exhibiting artist Kevin Quiles Bonilla. On Thursday July 22 at 6:30 PM EDT, the three artists presented their work and…
Key Shinnecock Burial Ground At Sugar Loaf Hill Will At Long Last Be Returned To Tribe
“Tuesday, July 20, was a day of celebration for members of the Shinnecock Nation, some of whom gathered at the summit of Sugar Loaf Hill, the tribe’s most sacred burial ground, to mark its return. The Shinnecock Nation Graves Protection…
Professor Pepijn Brandon receives Vidi grant to research Land Grabbing and Dutch Expansion
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Professor Pepijn Brandon receives Vidi grant of 800,000 euros to research the history of land grabbing and Dutch expansion during the 16th-18th Century The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded 78 experienced researchers a Vidi…
Amsterdam’s mayor apologizes for the city’s role in slavery
On July 1, 2021, mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam apologized, on behalf of the city council, for the involvement of former city governments in the worldwide slave trade and slavery. She did so during the annual national commemoration of trans-Atlantic…