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Join us for a talk by Dr. Kelly Fayard, a Poarch Creek citizen and anthropologist. Fayard will describe the influence of anthropology on Indigenous communities, particularly in Alabama. She will introduce the critiques and methods that inform her research, as well as provide a discussion of Poarch Creek identity and why it is so complicated. Dr. Kelly Fayard (Poarch Band of Creek Indians) is an Assistant Professor of anthropology at the University of Denver, and she serves as the Curator of Global Cultures at the DU Museum of Anthropology. She earned her B.A. in cultural anthropology and religion from Duke University, as well as a certificate in museum studies, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan. Before her current position, she served as Assistant Dean of Yale College, Director of the Native American Cultural Center, Director of the Peer Liaison program, and Director of the Mellon Bouchet undergraduate research fellowship at Yale. She held the Anne Ray Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, NM in 2014-2015. Her research interests include race in the American South, Indigenous feminisms, identity in Native communities, and museum anthropology, among others.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
101 S Debardeleben St, Auburn, AL, United States, Alabama 36830
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
