Join the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) for a live streamed conversation with Paulina Alexis. Paulina Alexis is an actress, artist, and proud member of the Stoney tribe of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in central Alberta, Canada, where she was raised. Alexis is best known for her role as Willie Jack in the series "Reservation Dogs."

Speakers:
Paulina Alexis, Stoney Tribe of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation;
Siobhan Brown, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe;
Elizabeth Solomon, Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag;
Welcoming Remarks by Dr. Joseph Gone, Faculty Director of HUNAP, Aaniiih-Gros Ventre Tribe;
Introduction by Tayana Fincher, Manager of Public Programs at the Harvard Art Museums.

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Film clips of Reservation Dogs, produced by FX Productions, used courtesy of creator Sterlin Harjo. © FX Networks. Due to copyright, the video audio for the third clip featuring the scene “Hotki Helps Willie Jack Pray to Spirits” from Season 2, Episode 9 is not available. Full clip can be viewed via FX Networks at    • Hotki Helps Willie Jack Pray to Spiri...  
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This is the fourth installment of the HUNAP Annual Lecture, a series of talks intended to elevate and promote the sophistication of Native ideas, arts, literature, and culture. 2023 lecture was delivered by author Tommy Orange, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. To learn more about HUNAP, visit https://hunap.harvard.edu/

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcoming Remarks by Prof. Joseph Gone
00:02:54 Remarks by Tayana Fincher
00:04:07 Tribal Welcome & Land Acknowledgement by Elizabeth Solomon
00:09:34 Speaker Introductions by Prof. Joseph Gone
00:12:36 Paulina Alexis in conversation with Siobhan Brown
00:29:32 “Hotki Helps Willie Jack Pray to Spirits.” From Season 2, Episode 9. Audio not available. Full clip can be viewed via FX Networks at    • Hotki Helps Willie Jack Pray to Spiri...  
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Harvard University is located on the traditional and ancestral land of the Massachusett, the original inhabitants of what is now known as Boston and Cambridge. This event was made possible with support from The Clara E. and John H. Ware Jr. Foundation; ArtsThursdays, a university-wide initiative supported by the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA); and the Harvard Art Museums.

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