Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series

With Dr. Paul Kelton, SBU

Indigenous Peoples (American Indians/Native Americans) played a central role in the course of events leading to and comprising the American Revolution. Professor Kelton will discuss this topic, focusing particularly on the struggle of the British to maintain a North American empire set ablaze by conflict between settlers and Native conflict over land and resources.British efforts to mobilize Indigenous Peoples to fight for the Empire angered American colonists, helped forge an emerging national identity, and played an important role in the ultimate outcome of the War for Independence.

Dr. Kelton is a Stony Brook University professor, and the Gardiner Chair in American History. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 1998.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.