My name is Brian Kitano, and I’m a junior at Yale University studying Statistics and Data Science. My experience in cultural heritage preservation as a field archaeologist drove me towards YIPP, where I can combine my passion for computer science…
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Welcome to Our New Consulting Editor
Please welcome a new member of our editorial team, Julie Fisher. Julie holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Delaware with a focus on Early American and Native American history. Her research centers on English-colonial politics, language acquisition,…
“We did not land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us.”
For this Thanksgiving, we republish our post of November 27, 2013. Frank James, whose Wampanoag name is Wamsutta, organized the United American Indians of New England in 1970 after a speech he had written for the celebration of the 350th anniversary…
Welcome to Our New Tribal Intern
YIPP editors would like to welcome Eric Maynard to the editorial staff. Eric is a recent graduate of the University of Rhode Island, with a Masters in Library and Information Studies. He is a member of the Mohegan Tribe of…
Marcia Jones Flowers (1946-2016)
We share the sad news of the passing of our friend, colleague, and mentor, Marcia Jones Flowers (Dreaming Spirits). The former chairwoman of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation and the community’s genealogist and historian, she spearheaded one of the federal recognition…
Sliver of a Full Moon: A Play about Protecting Native Women and Restoring Justice
Sliver of a Full Moon A Nationally Acclaimed Play on VAWA’s Restoration of Tribal Sovereignty to Protect Native Women Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Doors Open 6:00 pm/Performance at 6:30 pm Levinson Auditorium, Yale Law School 127 Wall Street, New Haven,…
Meet This Semester’s Interns
Hello, my name is Zachary Dann. I am excited to be apart of the Spring 2015 internship team working with the Yale Indian Papers Project. I am a student at Central Connecticut State University majoring in history with a minor…