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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This coming Friday (September 11) Please join us at the London Premier of 'Drowned Land' @ New Cross House (6:30pm; tickets via Sharing Lands on www.eventbrite.co.uk). #drownedland #sharinglands #choctaw #choctawgift #choctaw/irish

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We're thrilled to be joined by Jay Wesley (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians), Director of the Department of Chahta Immi and culture and language advisor (as well as actor!) in #Sinners this evening. We're fully booked but keep an eye on our socials for last-minute spaces if you are in SE London!

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Really looking forward to this screening of Sinners. We're at maximum capacity (not a spare seat in the house!) There will be a waitlist, so if you're still hoping to join us, but don't yet have a ticket, please do come & see if there's room. If we can, we'll 'let you in' 😉

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We love public broadcasting! RTE is home to 'Nationwide', and will feature the Choctaw-Ireland Scholarship Programme at UCC tonight (Weds, Feb 18). You can watch internationally via the RTE Player @choctawnationOK #sharinglands @Choctaw_CC #chahtafoundation @ucc.ie

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Join us for a special 'Sharing Lands' screening of 'Sinners', focusing on connections between African-American, Choctaw & Irish history. 🗓️Friday 27th February 🕕18.00-21.00 📍Goldsmiths, University of London, Richard Hoggart Building Cinema Book your free tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/sharing-la...

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Sharing Lands screening of 'Sinners'

Join us for a special 'Sharing Lands' screening of 'Sinners', focusing on connections between African-American, Choctaw & Irish history.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

We can't reveal too much for now, but the Sharing Lands team have been doing some filming in the West of Ireland for as part of their collaboration with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. More news soon @ sharinglands.com #choctawgift #irishfamine @gillianobrien.bsky.social @padraigkirwan.bsky.social

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Happy New Year! (It's getting a bit late for that line, but we're keen to spread as much post-holiday cheer as we can, this "Blue Monday"!) We're delighted to say that the video featuring Aliyah, Colt, and Tom has just dropped: sharinglands.com/blog/ Enjoy & pls share!

Woven, handmade Choctaw basket that appears on Cedar Sapling website (the site run by Aliyah Meyers and her sisters).

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We recently caught up with Choctaw artist Laura Huskey to hear how the history of the #ChoctawGift and Choctaw-Irish friendship inspires her practice. Read more over on our blog: sharinglands.com/2025/11/14/s...

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Sharing Souls

Laura Huskey is a Choctaw artist and storyteller who believes that language and art are the foundations of keeping our cultures alive for future generations.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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Sharing Souls

Laura Huskey is a Choctaw artist and storyteller who believes that language and art are the foundations of keeping our cultures alive for future generations.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Visited us at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and want to know more about the Choctaw-Irish connection? Join @padraigkirwan.bsky.social for a conversation with #Choctaw and #Irish weavers as they explore the resonances between their crafts. Free, booking required. www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-to...

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Weaving Together: A Conversation With Choctaw & Irish Basket Makers

Join Choctaw and Irish basket makers Aliyah Myers, Colton James, and Tom Delaney as they discuss and demonstrate their crafts.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Massive thanks too to Jacob Sakil, who runs American Bites in Peckham, for his cooking, for sharing traditions & stories, & being a real friend to the project. Who else would have made the Choctaw dish bvnaha *&* Irish cornbread. Go raibh mile maith agat!

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Sharing Lands was delighted with - and rather blown away by - the crowds, the energy, & the enthusiasm @ the Festival of Migration, held @TheAlbanySE8 on Saturday, November 18. Huge thanks to everyone who participated, & the organisers (especially @willcenci & our Goldsmiths' RKE colleagues).

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Visit us *this Saturday!* On 8 November, come down to @thealbanyse8.bsky.social to sample Choctaw and Irish foods and share your 🌽 recipes whilst thinking about the Indigenous origins behind everyday global foods.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

On All Soul's Day, Irish people lit candles on graves, left food for the dead, & were in communication with the ancestors. Meanwhile, evil spirits were warded against (carved turnips being especially good guardians! Over time, pumpkins were used in the US). #interconnectedness #enduringtraditions

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

On Samhain, & ahead of Día de los Muertos, we wanted to share a picture of the ofrenda (altar) on show @BriscoeMuseum. Complex, palimpsestic, layering's of pre-Christian & Catholic traditions are evident in both Irish & Indigenous cultures. Aztec culture honoured the dead in a month-long festival.

A picture of an ofrenda (altar) showing brightly painted skulls, pictures of deceased relatives & ansestors, and brightly coloured orange & red fabrics & flowers.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Everyone at Sharing Lands is truly excited about this upcoming event! Please do share details of this online event widely (& pop along if you can). Our thanks to Aliyah, Colt & Tom for their help, advice, & involvement so far.

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Matt Houlbrook @tricksterprince.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov. There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...

A 1930 picture of the Cambridge Theatre, Seven Dials in Matt Houlbrook's book Songs of Seven Dials photographed in front of the Cambridge Theatre, Seven Dials in October 2025.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Described by Graham Davis as "entrepreneurs and opportunists in search of land", & "early aggressors" by Harry Dunleavy, the lives of those men - & some other Irish/American settlers - warrants close re-examination & scrutiny by scholars studying Indigenous Removal, continuance, & resistance today.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Corpus Christi is a great place to consider the roles that Irish empresario's like James Power and James Hewetson played in US history after the passing of the "Law for Promoting Colonization in the State of Coahuila and Texas," March 24, 1825.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Corpus Christi: Irish children of the 1980s (ie some of the Sharing Lands team!) may associate Corpus Christi with something other than beautiful coastlines! (irishtimes.com/culture/heri...) Happily, our recent trip changed that, & immersed us in yet more fascinating, often challenging, histories...

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Women's Studies, UCC @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Tomorrow (w ISS21 & @radhumslab.bsky.social)! Come join us!

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The house needs some love today, & is currently for sale. Nevertheless, it stands as an intriguing & powerful reminder of the interwoven & rich histories found in Austin #irishaustin #blackhistory #sharinglands #thegift

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

A professor at Samuel Huston College, John was a prominent educator. He & Laura opened their home to travellers during the Jim Crow era, when white-owned lodgings turned Black customers away; their home featured in the Green Book. Laura continued the work after John's death.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We've lots to share about our recent trip to Texas, & want to start with the Limerick-Frazier house in Austin. Designed by Joseph Limerick, who was born in 1798 & left Ireland in 1850, the house was bought by John & Laura Allman Frazier in 1905.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

It's just under 2 weeks until @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 'Festival of Migration'! Come down to sample Choctaw and Irish recipes and discover the Indigenous histories behind everyday foods. @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

250 years on from the signing of the Treaty of Doak's Stand, the Sharing Lands team reflect on this complex moment in Choctaw history, and the ways in which it represents tribal sovereignty and survivance today. sharinglands.com/2025/10/20/t...

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The Treaty of Doak’s Stand: 250 years on

On the 250th anniversary of the Treaty of Doak’s Stand, we reflect on its particular history, and the complexities of sovereignty and dispossession it represents for Choctaw history.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Our postdoctoral researcher Dr Shelley Angelie Saggar wrote about her research on the culinary connections between Native American and Irish food cultures for @historyworkshop.org.uk 🌽

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

We caught up with Skylee Glass, a former Choctaw-Ireland scholar at @ucc.ie this summer to find out more about her experience of studying in Ireland. Read Skylee's reflections on the future relationship between the Choctaw and Irish peoples over on our blog. sharinglands.com/2025/08/20/r...

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Reflections on the Choctaw-Ireland Scholarship: Rediscovering Identity and Forging Lasting Alliances

Former Choctaw-Ireland scholarship recipient Skylee Glass reflects on her time in Ireland and the lasting bond between peoples that continues to this day.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Great to see our research mentioned in July's issue of #Biskinik the tribal newspaper of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Look out for our PI @padraigkirwan.bsky.social who is quoted in the article about his participation in this year's ride! biskinik.com/news/choctaw...

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Choctaw Nation Trail of Tears Bike Team: The journey of remembering our ancestors continues - Biskinik

Riders get first hand look at Trail of Tears.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

How do we move through the land with remembrance? Last month @padraigkirwan.bsky.social joined the @choctawnationOK 2025 #TrailOfTearsBikeTeam🚴 As the first Irish rider to join the team, he reflects on the 500 mile journey and how the Choctaw-Irish bond continues. sharinglands.com/2025/06/02/t...

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To the finish line!

As the 2025 Trail of Tears Bike Team reach the end of this year’s ride, Dr Padraig Kirwan reflects back on the journey.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Thank you! Pleased to share the research. Keep an eye out for future events...

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Looking forward to reading this series! Keep an eye out for a special piece on #Choctaw #Irish mutual aid by our Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Shelley Angelie Saggar.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

📣NEW POST📣 This week @padraigkirwan.bsky.social will travel to 🆗 to join the Choctaw Nation's 2025 #TrailOfTears bike team, continuing the long history of Irish-Choctaw solidarity epitomised by the #ChoctawGift Good luck to Padraig and Andrew on their travels! 🚴‍♂️ sharinglands.com/2025/05/13/r...

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Routes of remembrance

In May 2025 Dr Padraig Kirwan will become the first Irish rider to join the Choctaw Nation’s annual Trail of Tears cycle team.

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🤝 Collaborative PhD Opportunity 🤝 Queen’s University Belfast x National Museums NI invite applications for a collaborative, funded studentship to conduct research leading to a PhD on Ulster immigrant life in an American city tenement, 1840-1910. See more: buff.ly/c55rhlG Deadline: 21st May

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Collaborative PhD opportunity - British Association for American Studies

Ulster-Americans: Ulster Immigrant Life in an American City Tenement, 1840-1910. A collaborative AHRC-funded PhD opportunity between Queen's University Belfast and National Museums Northern Ireland.…

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

April has been a busy month for our team! We've presented our research at @officialbaas.bsky.social and in the US, been walking the virtual #TrailOfTears in solidarity with #Choctaw citizens and shared our research on @rte.ie. Take a look at our roundup for more: sharinglands.com/2025/05/07/a...

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April roundup: Research on the road

Read our reflections on an exciting month and find out what’s in store for the team this summer…

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padraigkirwan.bsky.social @padraigkirwan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Lovely to be able to chat with Colt this week, online. Thanks to everyone who has supported the bike ride so far. Please do share, if you can, and please donate too. gofund.me/53143206 www.linkedin.com/posts/padrai...

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#togetherweremore #togetherweremore | Padraig Kirwan

Last month, as part of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s #TogetherWereMore campaign, the Nation issued a wonderful video and introduction to artist and jewellery maker, Colt James (https://lnkd.in/e6yA...

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padraigkirwan.bsky.social @padraigkirwan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

This ....👇 "The Choctaw Nation Trail of Tears Bike Team supports the importance of MMIW …show your support, wear Red."

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

'The Choctaw vampire hunters are only on screen for two minutes, but they represent an interesting aside that needs to be explored[.]' Interesting piece in @uk.theconversation.com that resonates with our own work on the #ChoctawGift! theconversation.com/sinners-how-...

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Sinners: how real stories of Irish and Choctaw oppression inform the film

The film’s vampire, Remmick, has come to Mississippi from Ireland.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Thanks for having us yesterday! Brilliant to hear from so many ECRs in American and Indigenous Studies working on great projects.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Brilliant to be able to share our work on transatlantic legacies of the #ChoctawGift and collaborative research practices at @officialbaas.bsky.social yesterday. We've got lots coming up so follow along for more on the project as things develop.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Sharing Lands are at @OfficialBAAS today discussing our work as part of a panel on #IndigenousStudies Research in the UK! Come and find us to learn more about #SharingLands

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Seems a good day for new beginnings. Day 1 of writing the next book - you'll never guess the topic! #writing #history #irishhistory #dublin #ireland

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Padraig Kirwan, 'Sharing Lands' colleague, is taking part in the Choctaw Nation Trail of Tears Bike ride this year beginning on 15 May. Follow him on his journey of remembrance, fellowship & friendship. #choctaw #ireland #trailoftears

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