CNAIR
See what's happening at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR).
August 23, 2018
When conducting my initial searches in the archives of the American Philosophical Society (APS), I developed an interest in collections related to Carlisle Indian Industrial...
July 19, 2018
In May of 1712, the Delaware (Lenape) chief Sassoonan was travelling north through eastern Pennsylvania with 12 other members of his nation. The purpose of...
May 1, 2018
Image above: Studio portrait of George Hunt and Jonathan Hunt, 1920. The manuscripts of George Hunt (1856-1931) are one of the largest and most important...
March 15, 2018
The APS Library and its Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) are pleased to announce the completion of a new Guide to the...
February 22, 2018
In a letter to colleague John Shepherd in 1997, the linguist, anthropologist and folklorist Dell Hymes wrote: “At the risk of overloading someone who is...
January 23, 2018
One of the most important Indigenous community partners of the American Philosophical Society’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) is the Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous...