Events

All events at the HRC are free and open to all.

Laura Terrance Headshot

Violence and the Impossibility of Repair

Date: Monday, Oct 26, 2026

Join the HRC for an event in our Repair Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Laura Terrance, a Mohawk scholar, to discuss Indigenous sovereignty, Indigenous vengeance, and the productive potentials of anti-colonial violence.

History and Health Symposium 2026

Date: Thursday, Oct 29, 2026

Join the HRC and the Office of Health Initiatives for the Fall 2026 History and Health Symposium.

Ned Blackhawk

The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

Date: Friday, Oct 30, 2026

Join us for an event with Ned Blackhawk, Howard R. Lamar Professor of History at Yale University and author of "The Rediscovery of America."

Jill Doerfler headshot

Reform and Repair: Removing Blood Quantum from Tribal Citizenship Requirements

Date: Monday, Nov 2, 2026

Join the HRC for an event in our Repair Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Jill Doerfler (Anishinaabe), Professor and Department Head of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Denise Walters

Stitched in Time: Nottoway Story Quilts and the Living Continuity of Our People

Date: Monday, Nov 9, 2026

Join us for an event with Denise Walters, Tribal Council Chair of the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia and HRC Karenne Wood Native Artist-in-Residence.

HRC and Faculty Affairs Writing Retreat at Roslyn

Dates: Monday, Jan 11, 2027 – Wednesday, Jan 13, 2027

The HRC and the Office of Faculty Affairs invite you to join us for a three-day writing retreat at the Roslyn Retreat Center in Richmond!