Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane-Lentz Smith for a conversation with Kim TallBear on being in good relation. Author of Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science and The Critical Polyamorist blog, Kim TallBear thinks deeply and creatively about how to “be in good relation,” whether in how we [...]

Kim TallBear rejects the idea that self-indigenization, also sometimes referred to as “pretendianism,” is a problem of “Indigenous identity. In this talk, Kim TallBear rejects the idea that self-indigenization, also sometimes referred to as “pretendianism,” is a problem of “Indigenous identity.” Instead, Dr. TallBear turns her critical gaze onto settler-colonial society. What is their problem? Why [...]

Let's talk about how identity fraud and cultural exploitation impact reconciliation in today's world.