@raelgalvez.bsky.social
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Thousands of documents are moving through our workflow: locating, digitizing, transcribing, translating, & encoding before they appear on the site.
If you’re searching for something specific, more is on the way.
Come back and join us in this ongoing work of recovery.
www.nativeboundunbound.org
If you’re searching for something specific, more is on the way.
Come back and join us in this ongoing work of recovery.
www.nativeboundunbound.org
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thousands of documents are moving through our workflow: locating, digitizing, transcribing, translating, & encoding before they appear on the site.
If you’re searching for something specific, more is on the way.
Come back and join us in this ongoing work of recovery.
www.nativeboundunbound.org
If you’re searching for something specific, more is on the way.
Come back and join us in this ongoing work of recovery.
www.nativeboundunbound.org
We are launched
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 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We are launched
Join us
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 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Join us
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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
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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
AIDA - at the Opéra national de Paris with the staging by the great artist, Shirin Neshat
I had the privilege of attending the Paris Opéra production of Verdi's Aida. At the center of the story is Aida, the enslaved Ethiopian woman & Neshat makes it unfold like an eloquent, deeply resonant poem.
I had the privilege of attending the Paris Opéra production of Verdi's Aida. At the center of the story is Aida, the enslaved Ethiopian woman & Neshat makes it unfold like an eloquent, deeply resonant poem.
September 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
AIDA - at the Opéra national de Paris with the staging by the great artist, Shirin Neshat
I had the privilege of attending the Paris Opéra production of Verdi's Aida. At the center of the story is Aida, the enslaved Ethiopian woman & Neshat makes it unfold like an eloquent, deeply resonant poem.
I had the privilege of attending the Paris Opéra production of Verdi's Aida. At the center of the story is Aida, the enslaved Ethiopian woman & Neshat makes it unfold like an eloquent, deeply resonant poem.
I was honored to have been invited to participate in a workshop to present @natboundunbound.bsky.social The workshop was convened by Schmidt Sciences at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.
September 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I was honored to have been invited to participate in a workshop to present @natboundunbound.bsky.social The workshop was convened by Schmidt Sciences at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.
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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
youtube.com
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...
It was such an honor to work with @ceciliaalemani and the whole team on this amazing exhibition at @SITESantaFe.
I love that Patricia Leigh Brown @nytimes suggested that I served as a “whisperer” of NM Stories..
And that @NatBoundUnbound was mentioned.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
I love that Patricia Leigh Brown @nytimes suggested that I served as a “whisperer” of NM Stories..
And that @NatBoundUnbound was mentioned.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
The Southwest City That Turned Itself Into an Essential Art Outpost
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It was such an honor to work with @ceciliaalemani and the whole team on this amazing exhibition at @SITESantaFe.
I love that Patricia Leigh Brown @nytimes suggested that I served as a “whisperer” of NM Stories..
And that @NatBoundUnbound was mentioned.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
I love that Patricia Leigh Brown @nytimes suggested that I served as a “whisperer” of NM Stories..
And that @NatBoundUnbound was mentioned.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
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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
From the very beginning to this moment - we ask- Freedom for Whom?
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 3:56 PM
From the very beginning to this moment - we ask- Freedom for Whom?
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🎬 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.
We’re thrilled to welcome Camila Carreon as a new intern at Native Bound Unbound. A student at Santa Fe Prep, Camila brings a deep passion for storytelling, research, and justice.
Please help me welcome Camila to the team.
Please help me welcome Camila to the team.
Hear from Camila about her experience as an intern for the Native Bound Unbound Project!
June 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Camila Carreon as a new intern at Native Bound Unbound. A student at Santa Fe Prep, Camila brings a deep passion for storytelling, research, and justice.
Please help me welcome Camila to the team.
Please help me welcome Camila to the team.
Visited the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel. Dr. King’s last speech, supporting Black sanitation workers, still echoes:
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.”
In a time of attacks on truth and justice, the Museum’s work is more vital than ever.
#MLK #LaborJustice
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.”
In a time of attacks on truth and justice, the Museum’s work is more vital than ever.
#MLK #LaborJustice
May 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Visited the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel. Dr. King’s last speech, supporting Black sanitation workers, still echoes:
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.”
In a time of attacks on truth and justice, the Museum’s work is more vital than ever.
#MLK #LaborJustice
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.”
In a time of attacks on truth and justice, the Museum’s work is more vital than ever.
#MLK #LaborJustice
In the Basin of Memory- lavozcolorado.com/2025/05/14/i...
In the basin of memory - La Voz Colorado
This enamel basin now sits in my home, chipped at the edges, silent in its witness. It holds the memory of my first bath—and the memory of her.
lavozcolorado.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In the Basin of Memory- lavozcolorado.com/2025/05/14/i...
Thank you Latin@s in Heritage Conservation!
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 9:00 PM
Thank you Latin@s in Heritage Conservation!
Thank you Dr. Susan Johnson @unlv.edu and Dr Wilkinson and Fawn Douglas at NuwuArts
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 7:12 PM
Thank you Dr. Susan Johnson @unlv.edu and Dr Wilkinson and Fawn Douglas at NuwuArts
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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.
I returned to the University of Michigan Law School this past week and reflected on the trajectory of my life’s work and the enduring influence of the law—particularly my time as a student at Michigan Law.
My education in law school was interrupted but this opportunity allowed me to let that go.
My education in law school was interrupted but this opportunity allowed me to let that go.
April 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I returned to the University of Michigan Law School this past week and reflected on the trajectory of my life’s work and the enduring influence of the law—particularly my time as a student at Michigan Law.
My education in law school was interrupted but this opportunity allowed me to let that go.
My education in law school was interrupted but this opportunity allowed me to let that go.
I was humbled by being able to visit this site, all thanks to my dear friend Barbara Rodz for taking me out to Salem and Danvers.
As Maori scholar, Linda Tuhiwai Smith has observed, “In order to decolonize our histories, we must revisit site by site.”
#Tituba #venezuela #indigenousslavery
As Maori scholar, Linda Tuhiwai Smith has observed, “In order to decolonize our histories, we must revisit site by site.”
#Tituba #venezuela #indigenousslavery
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 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I was humbled by being able to visit this site, all thanks to my dear friend Barbara Rodz for taking me out to Salem and Danvers.
As Maori scholar, Linda Tuhiwai Smith has observed, “In order to decolonize our histories, we must revisit site by site.”
#Tituba #venezuela #indigenousslavery
As Maori scholar, Linda Tuhiwai Smith has observed, “In order to decolonize our histories, we must revisit site by site.”
#Tituba #venezuela #indigenousslavery
I am personally so incredibly grateful for the collaboration with Ball State University.
I am also humbled by the organizations, communities, and individuals who shared their stories, their artifacts, their communities
#communityarchives
I am also humbled by the organizations, communities, and individuals who shared their stories, their artifacts, their communities
#communityarchives
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 8:49 PM
I am personally so incredibly grateful for the collaboration with Ball State University.
I am also humbled by the organizations, communities, and individuals who shared their stories, their artifacts, their communities
#communityarchives
I am also humbled by the organizations, communities, and individuals who shared their stories, their artifacts, their communities
#communityarchives
Remembering my grandfather’s birthday today, the man that survived an Indian boarding school and I know would stand beside me today in my work to tell our stories, centering social justice and fighting for equity.
#callingontheancestors #SocialJustice #AncestralPower #papapower
#callingontheancestors #SocialJustice #AncestralPower #papapower
February 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Remembering my grandfather’s birthday today, the man that survived an Indian boarding school and I know would stand beside me today in my work to tell our stories, centering social justice and fighting for equity.
#callingontheancestors #SocialJustice #AncestralPower #papapower
#callingontheancestors #SocialJustice #AncestralPower #papapower
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Millions of indigenous people were enslaved in the Americas, including the United States. Most were women and children, in contrast with the African slave trade -- and evidence suggests such practices lingered into the 20th century. Two projects aim to tell the story. My article from @usatoday.com.
Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to bring it to light.
www.usatoday.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Millions of indigenous people were enslaved in the Americas, including the United States. Most were women and children, in contrast with the African slave trade -- and evidence suggests such practices lingered into the 20th century. Two projects aim to tell the story. My article from @usatoday.com.
Committed to the good work!
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 6:29 PM
Committed to the good work!