Institute Speaker Series: Dr. Paul Edward Montgomery Ramírez
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 6pm
Location
This is a virtual event.
Details
Dr. Montgomery Ramírez is a Monimboseño person from what is currently Nicaragua, raised in diaspora in the United States. He is a decolonial heritage specialist and Indigenous public archaeologist, with a PhD in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage from the University of York. His research focuses on re-storying narratives of the past and using cultural heritage for decolonial options for sustainable and equitable futures for Indigenous and marginalized communities. In 2017, he received the Orgullo de Mi Pais Award from the Nicaraguan Embassy in London for his outreach work on Indigenous rights and heritages. Dr. Montgomery Ramírez is a public speaker and activist for education, environmental, cultural, and human rights.
