Indigenous

Non-State civic membership from Antiquity to Modernity Ancient Roman Expulsions and Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) Citizenship Resurgence

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Guest speaker: Leverhulme Visiting Professor Damien Lee (University of Birmingham/Toronto Metropolitan University). Exeter speakers: Elena Isayev (Ancient History) and Andrew Schaap (Politics). Council Chamber in Northcott House, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter / Hybrid | 5 March 2025 | 12–2.30pm Access, Rights, Privileges and Protection: What gives value to civic membership? And how does it … Read more

Cambridge American History Seminar: Book Discussion – ‘The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South’

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Elizabeth N. Ellis, Associate Professor of History, Princeton University Commentators: Dr. Arianne Urus, University of Cambridge; Professor Joy Porter, University of Birmingham Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College | 10 February 2025 | 4–5pm In her book, The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South, Ellis examines the history of the smaller … Read more

Prestigious J.A. Hawgood Travel Award presented to TSRG PhD Researcher Montgomery Simus

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Treatied Spaces Research Group is delighted to announce that one of its PhD researchers, Montgomery Simus, has been honoured with the University of Birmingham’s J.A. Hawgood Travel Award for American History Postgraduate Research for 2025. Presented by the Centre for the Study of North America (CSNA), this prestigious annual award – set up in memory of … Read more

The Treatied Spaces Research Group is changing how the world understands the Indigenous past and present

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In this video Professor Joy Porter introduces the work of the Treatied Spaces Research Group, which is expanding our understanding of Indigenous treaties, resources and sovereignty. Led by Professor Joy Porter, the research group emphasises that Indigenous treaties, knowledge and rights are essential to solving global challenges such as water conservation, sustainable energy production and … Read more

Institute of Historical Research Seminar: ‘Treaties and Cultural Connections’

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By Professor Joy Porter and Professor Charles Prior IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London | 12 December 2024 | 5.30–7pm 2024 marks the 260th anniversary of a pivotal juncture in the first ‘special relationship’ between America and Britain, a massive and expensive diplomatic pageant known as the Treaty of Niagara, when the Indian ‘Magna Carta’ confirmed Native … Read more

Historical Association Webinar: “Histories of Indigenous peoples of North America”

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By Professor Joy Porter Online | 3 December 2024 | 4–5pm Any study of the intercultural relationships between the Indigenous peoples of North America and British settlers usually focuses on the differences that resulted in disputes and violence. However, on closer examination, the interaction also involved the exchange of ideas and the forging of alliances, … Read more

Plastic Pollution’s Outsized Impact on Indigenous Communities; Treatied Spaces’ Researcher To Attend Global Plastic Treaty Talks

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Treatied Spaces’  Monty Simus will attend the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) which is working to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Taking place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 in Busan, Korea, INC5 aims to develop an international framework for global plastic bans and phase-outs, … Read more

Professor Mark McGowan elected to Royal Society of Canada

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Treatied Spaces is pleased to congratulate Historic Houses Global Crossroads Project Co-Lead, Professor Mark G. McGowan on his election to the Royal Society of Canada. Professor McGowan’s election was in recognition of his “original and innovative research methodology” resulting in “pioneering publications on the Irish diaspora in the North Atlantic world, sectarian relations, religious education, … Read more

Leverhulme Lecture: Wiitkaamaaganak – Adoption and the Resurgence of Anishinaabe Citizenship Orders

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By Leverhulme Visiting Professor Damien Lee Alan Walters Building G03 (LT1) The Business School, University of Birmingham / Online | 27 November 2024 | 4–6pm The Anishinaabe peoples of Canada continue to rebuild their political and legal systems after more than 170 years of colonial legislation that otherwise sought to get rid of Indians. Today, … Read more