GREG SMITHERS

VIRGINIA HUMANITIES RESEARCH FELLOW

The Riverkeepers: The Cherokees, Their Neighbors, and the Rivers that Made
America
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Conference Rooms
Free

Join Virginia Humanities Research Fellow Greg Smithers, a professor of
history at Virginia Commonwealth University, for a talk on his research for
a project entitled *The Riverkeepers: The Cherokees, Their Neighbors, and
the Rivers that Made America.* The book is a biography of aquatic places
that Cherokee people and their indigenous neighbors believed were filled
with spirits and ghosts, human and animal life, and forces that brought
(and bring) the land to life. Ranging from pre-contact indigenous history
through the present era of rapid climate change, the book will reveal the
enduring significance of ecology while providing fresh insights into the
diplomatic, military, economic, and cultural histories of Native-European
encounters. Smithers is interested in the Library's map collection and
colonial history holdings. For more information, contact
[log in to unmask] or 804.692.3726.

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