Featuring scholars, activists, and artists from North and South America, the conference will present panels on topics ranging from repatriation and indigenous cultural rights, to law, media, and education, to new forms of collaborative research on popular and traditional music in the context of community-based cultural activism.
The full program follows below:
9 – 11 a.m. REPATRIATION AS COMMUNITY ACTIVISM
Moderator: Audra Simpson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. With: Aaron Fox, Associate Professor of Music and Chair, Department of Music; Chie Sakakibara, Faculty Fellow in Geography, Appalachian State University;
Trevor Reed, PhD student in Ethnomusicology; Allison Akootchook Warden, independent performing artist, Anchorage, Alaska; Fannie Akpik, Assistant Professor, Iñupiaq Studies, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Indigeneity, Music and Rights: Mapping New Territories" by Rosemary Coombe, Senior Canada Research Chair in Law, Communication and Culture York University.
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. SCHOOLS, THE LAW, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL MEDIATIONS
Moderator: Klisala Harrison, Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow, Ethnomusicology, University of British Columbia School of Music.
New York City, NY; NYC