Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Enslavement @ William Hall

Join author and Brown University Professor Linford Fisher as he is joined by Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason, a member of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation and the Assistant Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at Brown University, to discuss his new book, Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Enslavement in US History. This engaging discussion will examine Native slavery and land loss between 1492 and 1978, touching on all of the key eras of American history with a strong New England focus.

Copies of the book will be for sale after the talk for $30 and can be purchased with Venmo, Paypal, Zelle, check, or cash.

Free and open to the public. Registration is not required but those who register at least three days prior to the event will receive an email reminder. Register below or contact the library for assistance.

Linford D. Fisher is an Associate Professor of History at Brown University and a specialist in early American and Native American history. He is the author of The Indian Great Awakening: Religion and the Shaping of Native Cultures in Early America, the co-author of two edited collections on Roger Williams, and has published a dozen academic essays. He is also the Principal Investigator of a tribal collaborative database project titled Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas (www.stolenrelations.org). His new book is Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History.

Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason (Schaghticoke/HoChunk) is an educator, advocate, traditional storyteller, and author. An enrolled citizen of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (Connecticut), Wunneanatsu brings with her lifelong connections to the Indigenous communities throughout Indian Country, deeply rooted in southern New England where she was born and raised. Wunneanatsu has served on local, state, and national committees working to combat misinformation and ensure accurate Indigenous voices are maintained throughout our educational landscape. Her published works include selected contributions to Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from New England and Reimagining New England History: Historical Injustice, Sovereignty, and Freedom. Her children’s book, Grandmother Moon, was released in August 2025.