Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity

Join the Museum for a special evening celebrating the release of Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for the Indigenous Identity, part of the yearlong Being Human spotlight.

In Nothing More of This Land, award-winning journalist Joseph Lee delivers a powerful and deeply personal exploration of Indigenous identity in the modern world. Drawing from his roots as a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe on Martha’s Vineyard, Lee expands his lens to Indigenous communities across the globe—from Alaska to California to the United Nations—capturing their struggles, resilience, and transformation. Through intimate storytelling and sharp reporting, Lee challenges outdated narratives and reveals the vibrant, diverse realities of Indigenous life today. This compelling debut is both a tribute to heritage and a call to reimagine a future beyond colonial legacy.

Followed by book signing. Copies of Nothing More of This Land for sale on-site from Harvard Bookstore.

This program is free, thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.

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Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer based in New York City. He has an MFA from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at Mercy University. His writing has been published in The Guardian, BuzzFeed News, Vox, Electric Literature, High Country News, and more. He was a Margins Fellow at the Asian American Writers Workshop and a Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist. He has won multiple awards from the Indigenous Journalists Association for environmental coverage, health coverage, and beat reporting and this book was awarded a 2024 Silvers Grant for Work in Progress. Follow him on X at @JosephVLee and on Instagram at @Joseph.V.Lee.

Taylar Dawn Stagner is a Shoshone and Arapaho writer from central Wyoming who focuses on Indigenous affairs. She was a Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist and her other work has appeared with Wyoming Public Media, National Public Radio, Associated Press, and High Country News Magazine. She’s now spending a lot of time around Buffalo on the Wind River Reservation.