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
https://linktr.ee/natboundunbound
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
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
In 2004, exactly eight decades later, groups initiated civil action for compensation for damages and in 2014 an investigation was reopened. In 2018, a forensic anthropology team discovered four mass graves and a memorial site was built in the area.
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In 2004, exactly eight decades later, groups initiated civil action for compensation for damages and in 2014 an investigation was reopened. In 2018, a forensic anthropology team discovered four mass graves and a memorial site was built in the area.
Between 400 and 500 Mocoít and Qom people were killed.
Although an investigation into the events was opened that year, corruption led to all those involved and charged to be acquitted.
Although an investigation into the events was opened that year, corruption led to all those involved and charged to be acquitted.
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Between 400 and 500 Mocoít and Qom people were killed.
Although an investigation into the events was opened that year, corruption led to all those involved and charged to be acquitted.
Although an investigation into the events was opened that year, corruption led to all those involved and charged to be acquitted.
By 1924, local leaders had organized gatherings and petitions to redress the government for grievances. On July 19, an airplane named “Chaco II” flew over the reduction and dropped sweets and food to lure people out of their homes.
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
By 1924, local leaders had organized gatherings and petitions to redress the government for grievances. On July 19, an airplane named “Chaco II” flew over the reduction and dropped sweets and food to lure people out of their homes.
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.
While liberty and land were promised to white soldiers and British deserters, Indigenous men like Cloas were conscripted, coerced, and denied the very freedom being declared.
July 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
While liberty and land were promised to white soldiers and British deserters, Indigenous men like Cloas were conscripted, coerced, and denied the very freedom being declared.
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.
At Native Bound Unbound, we’re building an archive to recover these stories and equipping scriptwriters and creators with real historical data to craft new narratives grounded in truth.
Because history deserves more than a rewrite. It deserves accountability.
Because history deserves more than a rewrite. It deserves accountability.
June 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
At Native Bound Unbound, we’re building an archive to recover these stories and equipping scriptwriters and creators with real historical data to craft new narratives grounded in truth.
Because history deserves more than a rewrite. It deserves accountability.
Because history deserves more than a rewrite. It deserves accountability.
Comanche raids were part of a larger system of colonial violence, not the root of it.
June 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Comanche raids were part of a larger system of colonial violence, not the root of it.
This 1961 newspaper ad promised a “savage story” of Comanche slavers, but ignored the broader truth:
Indigenous people across the Americas were enslaved, often by the very governments Hollywood romanticized.
Indigenous people across the Americas were enslaved, often by the very governments Hollywood romanticized.
June 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This 1961 newspaper ad promised a “savage story” of Comanche slavers, but ignored the broader truth:
Indigenous people across the Americas were enslaved, often by the very governments Hollywood romanticized.
Indigenous people across the Americas were enslaved, often by the very governments Hollywood romanticized.
🎬 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
Storytelling is a form of continuity. Listening is an act of respect.
#NativeBoundUnbound #BallState #Storywork
#NativeBoundUnbound #BallState #Storywork
April 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Storytelling is a form of continuity. Listening is an act of respect.
#NativeBoundUnbound #BallState #Storywork
#NativeBoundUnbound #BallState #Storywork
Listening to stories at Acoma Pueblo, Antonito, Chimayó, Taos, and Santa Fe — stories of survival, loss, labor, resistance, and resilience — fortified the collaboration between NBU and the communities who so generously opened their histories to us.
April 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Listening to stories at Acoma Pueblo, Antonito, Chimayó, Taos, and Santa Fe — stories of survival, loss, labor, resistance, and resilience — fortified the collaboration between NBU and the communities who so generously opened their histories to us.