Petrosovereignty and Native Nations

Angela Kay Parker

Katrin H. Lamon Fellow at the School for Advanced Research and Assistant Professor of History, University of Denver

Join Dr. Angela Kay Parker for a program exploring how Native nations have navigated oil extraction across the twentieth century. Moving from Osage and Creek territories to Blackfeet, Crow, Alaska Native communities, Southern Ute, Jicarilla Apache, Fort Berthold, and Standing Rock, Dr. Parker places Native sovereignty at the center of the story of American oil.

In her talk, she will examine how tribal governments have faced complicated decisions about land, authority, and resource use over time. Dr. Parker invites attendees to rethink familiar narratives of “progress” and energy development by foregrounding the communities that have borne the greatest costs—and that are actively shaping more just futures.

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About the School for Advanced Research

Established in 1907, the School for Advanced Research (SAR) advances creative thought and innovative work in the social sciences, humanities, and Native American arts. SAR is home to the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC), a leader in community-advised and collaborative Indigenous arts engagement and collections management. Through scholar residency, seminar, and artist fellowship programs, SAR Press publications, and a range of public programs, SAR facilitates intellectual inquiry and human understanding. SAR’s historic 16-acre campus sits on the ancestral lands of the Tewa people in O’gah’poh geh Owingeh or Santa Fe, New Mexico. SAR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational institution.

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