SOVEREIGNTY
EXPANDED
Indigenous
Geographies
of the Contemporary
American West
February 28-29, 2020
Benson Auditorium
Pitzer College / Claremont, CA
This event takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Tongva people. Funding generously provided by the Antipode Foundation, the Robert Redford Conservancy and the Office of the Dean of Faculty at Pitzer College.

FEBRUARY 28 FRIDAY
2:00 PM / Opening Remarks
2:30 PM
The Future of Tovaangar:
Challenges to Expanded Sovereignty in Los Angeles
Moderator: Angela Mooney D’ArcyPanelists: Julia Bogany, Desiree Martinez, AnMarie & Isaiah Mendoza
3:45 PM / FILM SCREENING
The Aqueduct Between Us (2019)
Filmmakers: AnMarie and Isaiah Mendoza FEBRUARY 29 SATURDAY
9:30-10:00 AM / Breakfast
10:00 AM
Keynote Address
Speaker: Dr. Charles Sepulveda, University of Utah11:15 AM
Decolonizing the Geography of the American West
Moderator: Kathleen Stewart HowePanelists: Gerald Clarke, Jr., Kade Twist and Lauren Bon
12:15 / Lunch
1:15 PM
Narratives of Sovereignty
Moderator: Bill Anthes
Panelists: Terria Smith, Pamela Peters and Elizabeth Kahn