School for Advanced Research

President’s Lecture | Kathleen DuVal

In this year’s President’s Lecture, historian Kathleen DuVal invites us to reconsider one of the most defining moments in U.S. history by centering the American Revolution around the experiences of Native nations.

Adding to the complex story of independence, DuVal’s work asks us to question how Native nations navigated, adapted, and survived during a time of upheaval.

Drawing from her award-winning research, she explores how Indigenous communities were active political actors shaping alliances, diplomacy, and the future of the continent. Her work challenges long-held narratives and highlights the endurance, strategy, and sovereignty of Native nations across centuries.

Join us for an evening that reframes history and expands how we understand revolution, survival, and power.

This is just around the corner! Register now: https://pulse.ly/15chy07h6w

Save the date!

"I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures" opens at the Museum of International Folk Art on Sunday, June 7th!

"I Am Clay" is a community-curated exhibition of hand-built figurative pottery from Acoma Pueblo centered on the women artists who have shaped and sustained this tradition for generations.

The exhibit, which includes 21 works from the IARC collection, will be on view at the Museum of International Folk Art from June 7 - November 29, 2026.

Images:
Frances Torivio (Acoma Pueblo)
Figure, ca. 1960s
Museum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection
Photograph by Addison Doty

Grace Chino (Acoma Pueblo)
Vase, c.1980
SAR.1994-4-548
School for Advanced Research
Photograph by Addison Doty

Marie (Zieu) Chino and Vera Chino (Acoma Pueblo)
Seed jar, c.1970s
SAR.1994-4-557
School for Advanced Research
Photograph by Addison Doty

Artist once known (Acoma Pueblo)
Dough bowl, c.1880
IAF.997
School for Advanced Research
Photograph by Addison Doty