Community Introductions

Hello everyone! I am a second year Phd student in the Department of Archaeology. I moved here from Wobanak, the place where the sun first touches the ground, the Dawnland, or what is currently called Maine. I have a keen interest in indigenous methodologies due to my field, which is deeply rooted

Good evening from West Coast Canada, I would like permission to join your group, listen and learn. I am a retired Cambridge researcher with a Cambridge Ph.D in History of Science as applied to archaeology. I was affiliated to the Department of Archaeology and the McDonald Institute for 30 years befo

Hello! My name is London Vallery and I’m an MPhil student in the History and Philosophy of Science department. I come from the Talimali Band of the Apalachee Tribe and the Chitimacha Tribe in Louisiana, but identify as broadly Kouri Vini. My research focuses on the intersection of indigeneity politi

Hi everyone! My name is Ashley and I'm a member of the Blue Lake Rancheria, a part of the Wiyot tribe, and a Yurok descendant. I grew up on the mouth of the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation, and my dad still lives on the rancheria. I am also a second year Ph.d. student in Classics, working on

Hi everyone! I'm a feminist philosopher of science who just arrived in Cambridge as a post-doc. I'm really excited about this reading group and am so grateful to London and Myesha for organizing. I am not a member of any indigenous groups but some of my research has focused on indigenous methodologi

Hey y'all! I'm Myesha, one of the co-orginisers for the Indigenous Methodologies Reading Group. I identify as a Black Native. My father's family is Haliwa-Saponi and Nansemond, and I grew up on Chesapeake and Nansemond ancestral land before leaving for university. At Cambridge, I'm a second-year Ph