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Join us for a lecture on the Indigenous perspective of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Feat of engineering to some, for Tribal Nations this project was more an act of conquest for Native peoples. Dr. Link will explore how Indigenous communities engaged, often violently, with railroad construction crews who churned the soils on the homeland of Pawnees, Paiutes, Shoshones, Lakotas, and others.
Admission is free.
Alessandra Link is a historian (Ph.D., 2018, University of Colorado-Boulder) specializing in the histories of the American West and Native America, with a particular interest in the intersections of colonialism, culture, and technology.
See more events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first transcontinental railroad here!
Contact: Lindsey Marolt
Phone: (712) 329-8307
Email: [email protected]
Category: Educational
Union Pacific Railroad Museum
Council Bluffs, IA
Council Bluffs, IA
