Native Bound Unbound
@natboundunbound.bsky.social
Native Bound Unbound is creating the archive of the Indigenous enslaved across the Americas, name by name, story by story
https://linktr.ee/natboundunbound
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Welcome to the official Blue Sky account for Native Bound Unbound! We are creating a digital archive of the Indigenous enslaved across the Americas, name by name, place by place, event by event and story by story. Supported by Mellon Foundation. ED: Dr. Estèvan Rael-Gàlvez
@raelgalvez.bsky.social
@raelgalvez.bsky.social
This morning our executive director Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez, along with Dr. Philip J. Deloria and Theresa Pasqual of Acoma Pueblo, will join Native America Calling to talk more about the launch of our project and future initiatives.
Please listen at www.nativeamericacalling.com/wednesday-no...
Please listen at www.nativeamericacalling.com/wednesday-no...
Native America Calling - Your National Electronic Talking Circle
A call-in radio show about contemporary Native American life
www.nativeamericacalling.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This morning our executive director Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez, along with Dr. Philip J. Deloria and Theresa Pasqual of Acoma Pueblo, will join Native America Calling to talk more about the launch of our project and future initiatives.
Please listen at www.nativeamericacalling.com/wednesday-no...
Please listen at www.nativeamericacalling.com/wednesday-no...
Honoring our collaborators @performant.bsky.social, whose rigor and skill helped make Native Bound Unbound possible.
They built a platform that connects people, stories, and places across time—a living archive built with care, precision, and imagination.
#NativeBoundUnbound #DigitalHumanities
They built a platform that connects people, stories, and places across time—a living archive built with care, precision, and imagination.
#NativeBoundUnbound #DigitalHumanities
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Honoring our collaborators @performant.bsky.social, whose rigor and skill helped make Native Bound Unbound possible.
They built a platform that connects people, stories, and places across time—a living archive built with care, precision, and imagination.
#NativeBoundUnbound #DigitalHumanities
They built a platform that connects people, stories, and places across time—a living archive built with care, precision, and imagination.
#NativeBoundUnbound #DigitalHumanities
We invite you to explore Native Bound Unbound: Archive of Indigenous Slavery, a living digital platform connecting people, places, events, and stories across the Americas.
Take a moment to explore, learn, and return often as the archive continues to grow.
👉 www.nativeboundunbound.org
Take a moment to explore, learn, and return often as the archive continues to grow.
👉 www.nativeboundunbound.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We invite you to explore Native Bound Unbound: Archive of Indigenous Slavery, a living digital platform connecting people, places, events, and stories across the Americas.
Take a moment to explore, learn, and return often as the archive continues to grow.
👉 www.nativeboundunbound.org
Take a moment to explore, learn, and return often as the archive continues to grow.
👉 www.nativeboundunbound.org
The world premiere of Native Bound Unbound: Archive of Indigenous Slavery will be streamed live on YouTube this weekend.
Watch live:
Day 1 (NHCC - Albuquerque) www.youtube.com/live/xiA5Mp_...
Day 2 (MIAC - Santa Fe)
www.youtube.com/live/5r-vWjG...
Follow @natboundunbound for updates and links.
Watch live:
Day 1 (NHCC - Albuquerque) www.youtube.com/live/xiA5Mp_...
Day 2 (MIAC - Santa Fe)
www.youtube.com/live/5r-vWjG...
Follow @natboundunbound for updates and links.
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The world premiere of Native Bound Unbound: Archive of Indigenous Slavery will be streamed live on YouTube this weekend.
Watch live:
Day 1 (NHCC - Albuquerque) www.youtube.com/live/xiA5Mp_...
Day 2 (MIAC - Santa Fe)
www.youtube.com/live/5r-vWjG...
Follow @natboundunbound for updates and links.
Watch live:
Day 1 (NHCC - Albuquerque) www.youtube.com/live/xiA5Mp_...
Day 2 (MIAC - Santa Fe)
www.youtube.com/live/5r-vWjG...
Follow @natboundunbound for updates and links.
Register now to attend Native Bound Unbound's premiere event at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque with the link below:
my.nmculture.org/50247/50248
my.nmculture.org/50247/50248
October 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Register now to attend Native Bound Unbound's premiere event at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque with the link below:
my.nmculture.org/50247/50248
my.nmculture.org/50247/50248
We are thrilled to invite you to the premiere of the project that we have been building—a collective effort that reflects the dedication, care, and collaboration of so many.
Please visit linktr.ee/natboundunbo... for more information and RSVP
Please visit linktr.ee/natboundunbo... for more information and RSVP
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We are thrilled to invite you to the premiere of the project that we have been building—a collective effort that reflects the dedication, care, and collaboration of so many.
Please visit linktr.ee/natboundunbo... for more information and RSVP
Please visit linktr.ee/natboundunbo... for more information and RSVP
Thankful to @505omatic.bsky.social for the interview with executive director Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez!
youtube.com/shorts/VEfFQ...
youtube.com/shorts/VEfFQ...
What's Up with the Obelisk? Part III/VII #santafe #obelisk #history #indigenoushistory
YouTube video by 505OMATIC
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September 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Thankful to @505omatic.bsky.social for the interview with executive director Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez!
youtube.com/shorts/VEfFQ...
youtube.com/shorts/VEfFQ...
We are excited to announce that we are exactly 100 days out from our official launch! Visit us at nativeboundunbound.org
July 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We are excited to announce that we are exactly 100 days out from our official launch! Visit us at nativeboundunbound.org
Today marks the 101st memorial of the Napalpí massacre in Argentina.
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today marks the 101st memorial of the Napalpí massacre in Argentina.
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our team members, Patricia Sanchez Rau. She was involved with the project since its inception and gave many hours of research, poring over countless documents to identify entries relevant to Indigenous slavery.
July 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our team members, Patricia Sanchez Rau. She was involved with the project since its inception and gave many hours of research, poring over countless documents to identify entries relevant to Indigenous slavery.
On This Day, July 4, 1776
As the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, The New-England Chronicle printed a second message: a call to return Enoch Cloas, a Native man who deserted the Continental Army.
As the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, The New-England Chronicle printed a second message: a call to return Enoch Cloas, a Native man who deserted the Continental Army.
July 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
On This Day, July 4, 1776
As the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, The New-England Chronicle printed a second message: a call to return Enoch Cloas, a Native man who deserted the Continental Army.
As the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, The New-England Chronicle printed a second message: a call to return Enoch Cloas, a Native man who deserted the Continental Army.
🎬 Hollywood Westerns like Two Rode Together sold myths as history.
June 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🎬 Hollywood Westerns like Two Rode Together sold myths as history.
Hear from Camila about her experience as an intern for the Native Bound Unbound Project!
June 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hear from Camila about her experience as an intern for the Native Bound Unbound Project!
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 ~ 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬
Amerigo Vespucci, namesake of the Americas, was not only an explorer but also a slaver. In his letters, he recounts capturing and selling Indigenous people:
“We made sail for Spain with 222 prisoners... where we sold our slaves.”
Amerigo Vespucci, namesake of the Americas, was not only an explorer but also a slaver. In his letters, he recounts capturing and selling Indigenous people:
“We made sail for Spain with 222 prisoners... where we sold our slaves.”
June 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 ~ 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬
Amerigo Vespucci, namesake of the Americas, was not only an explorer but also a slaver. In his letters, he recounts capturing and selling Indigenous people:
“We made sail for Spain with 222 prisoners... where we sold our slaves.”
Amerigo Vespucci, namesake of the Americas, was not only an explorer but also a slaver. In his letters, he recounts capturing and selling Indigenous people:
“We made sail for Spain with 222 prisoners... where we sold our slaves.”
Proud to receive a Nuestra Herencia Grant! We're mapping sites of Indigenous slavery in NM to build a model for the Americas. #NativeBoundUnbound #NuestraHerenciaGrantProgram
May 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Proud to receive a Nuestra Herencia Grant! We're mapping sites of Indigenous slavery in NM to build a model for the Americas. #NativeBoundUnbound #NuestraHerenciaGrantProgram
At Nuwu Art in Las Vegas, a Memory Gathering flowed like water. Attendees invoked ancestors and shared stories of Paiute, Nahua, Ute, Diné, and Dakota lineages—of displacement, survival, and resistance. The space became a powerful affirmation of Native Bound Unbound’s purpose.
May 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
At Nuwu Art in Las Vegas, a Memory Gathering flowed like water. Attendees invoked ancestors and shared stories of Paiute, Nahua, Ute, Diné, and Dakota lineages—of displacement, survival, and resistance. The space became a powerful affirmation of Native Bound Unbound’s purpose.
Big news! A stolen 16th Century manuscript—signed by Hernandarias in 1598—was returned to Paraguay after a failed $28K sale.
It outlined rules for treating Indigenous people. Some were early reforms—but captivity persisted.
Shoutout to NBU’s Dr. Guillaume Candela, who helped confirm it was real.
It outlined rules for treating Indigenous people. Some were early reforms—but captivity persisted.
Shoutout to NBU’s Dr. Guillaume Candela, who helped confirm it was real.
April 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Big news! A stolen 16th Century manuscript—signed by Hernandarias in 1598—was returned to Paraguay after a failed $28K sale.
It outlined rules for treating Indigenous people. Some were early reforms—but captivity persisted.
Shoutout to NBU’s Dr. Guillaume Candela, who helped confirm it was real.
It outlined rules for treating Indigenous people. Some were early reforms—but captivity persisted.
Shoutout to NBU’s Dr. Guillaume Candela, who helped confirm it was real.
The foundation remains, but the stories must be reclaimed.
In Danvers, MA, Tituba and John Indian lived, labored, and endured while enslaved.
We propose a new historic marker — one that honors their survival.
#NativeBoundUnbound #IndigenousHistory
In Danvers, MA, Tituba and John Indian lived, labored, and endured while enslaved.
We propose a new historic marker — one that honors their survival.
#NativeBoundUnbound #IndigenousHistory
April 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The foundation remains, but the stories must be reclaimed.
In Danvers, MA, Tituba and John Indian lived, labored, and endured while enslaved.
We propose a new historic marker — one that honors their survival.
#NativeBoundUnbound #IndigenousHistory
In Danvers, MA, Tituba and John Indian lived, labored, and endured while enslaved.
We propose a new historic marker — one that honors their survival.
#NativeBoundUnbound #IndigenousHistory
Deep gratitude to the students from Ball State University’s Center for Emerging Media Design & Development who spent last week with Native Bound Unbound in New Mexico.
April 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Deep gratitude to the students from Ball State University’s Center for Emerging Media Design & Development who spent last week with Native Bound Unbound in New Mexico.
Honored to be presenting Native Bound Unbound today @harvard.edu as part of the Native Cultures of the Americas Seminar Series.
March 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Honored to be presenting Native Bound Unbound today @harvard.edu as part of the Native Cultures of the Americas Seminar Series.
The work of a paleographer requires observation—and sometimes imagination. For Native Bound Unbound team member Hector Islas Pimienta, both have shaped his journey.
February 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The work of a paleographer requires observation—and sometimes imagination. For Native Bound Unbound team member Hector Islas Pimienta, both have shaped his journey.
Thank you Marc Ramirez and USAToday for your report on Indigenous slavery and Native Bound Unbound.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
February 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Thank you Marc Ramirez and USAToday for your report on Indigenous slavery and Native Bound Unbound.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Unbound is a performance/dance group inspired by the history of Indigenous enslavement in New Mexico and the southwest.
Please support their work as they begin to premiere their performance! You can purchase tickets at wildflowerplayhouse.org/events/unbou...
Please support their work as they begin to premiere their performance! You can purchase tickets at wildflowerplayhouse.org/events/unbou...
February 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Unbound is a performance/dance group inspired by the history of Indigenous enslavement in New Mexico and the southwest.
Please support their work as they begin to premiere their performance! You can purchase tickets at wildflowerplayhouse.org/events/unbou...
Please support their work as they begin to premiere their performance! You can purchase tickets at wildflowerplayhouse.org/events/unbou...
🎉 Big news from Native Bound Unbound!
Professor J. Michael Francis, Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies at USF St. Petersburg and Research Associate for NB/UB, is teaching a course fully aligned with our project!
Professor J. Michael Francis, Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies at USF St. Petersburg and Research Associate for NB/UB, is teaching a course fully aligned with our project!
January 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🎉 Big news from Native Bound Unbound!
Professor J. Michael Francis, Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies at USF St. Petersburg and Research Associate for NB/UB, is teaching a course fully aligned with our project!
Professor J. Michael Francis, Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies at USF St. Petersburg and Research Associate for NB/UB, is teaching a course fully aligned with our project!
During the Creek War, Andrew Jackson took two Creek children, Lyncoya and Theodore, captive and brought them to his plantation. Their stories reflect the tragic consequences of U.S. expansionism. 🧵
January 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
During the Creek War, Andrew Jackson took two Creek children, Lyncoya and Theodore, captive and brought them to his plantation. Their stories reflect the tragic consequences of U.S. expansionism. 🧵