On April 11, 2024, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and IndigenousJustice in Early America Nicole Eustace and National Book Award-winning historian and writer of The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, Ned Blackhawk, joined Humanities New York in New York City to discuss their recent works, which throw into relief the role of Indigenous power players like the Iroquois Confederacy in the formation of the U.S. and their continuous influence on aspired-to models of governance, justice, and civility.Watch the full conversation.

Democracy as it's known at home and abroad has roots in ancient Indigenous beliefs and customs. Award-winning authors Ned Blackhawk and Nicole Eustace will meet onstage to discuss how Indigenous groups like the Iroquois Confederacy helped shape the society we live in today.Read on for a full event description and to purchase tickets.