Roundtable on Indigenous Liberation and Decolonization (4/19/2013) Part One
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Date: 20/04/2013

This roundtable took place on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Indigenous Liberation and The Grounds of Decolonization: A Symposium to Honor the life and work of scholar and activist JOHN REDHOUSE. The speakers are Nichole Horseherder, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Kay Matthews, Klee Benally, and Laura Harjo.

John was born and raised in Farmington, New Mexico and is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, where he was a student leader and active member of the Kiva Club. He is a longtime Indian rights activist, who co-founded Indians Against Exploitation in Gallup, N.M. from 1972-73 and the Coalition for Navajo Liberation in Farmington, N.M. in 1974. He served as the Associate Director of the National Indian Youth Council in Albuquerque, N.M. from 1974 to 1978 and the New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission in 1978-79. He has been also a prolific writer and scholar and his remarkable personal archives are now held at the UNM Center for Southwest Research.--From La Jicarita