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Join us to hear Professor Lee Panich (Archaeologist, Historical Anthropologist) explain how the ancestors of today's Ohlone community naviaged the collapse of the California mission system. This talk will go over the time from Mexican independence in 1821 through the region’s annexation by the United States in 1846, as Native people from Mission Santa Clara and Mission San José fought for emancipation and restitution amid rapidly changing colonial circumstances.ill describe Lee Panich is an archaeologist and historical anthropologist. In his research and teaching, he uses a combination of archaeological, ethnographic, and archival data to examine the long-term interactions between California’s Indigenous societies and colonial institutions, particularly the mission system. He has conducted investigations of Native life at various colonial-era sites, including Mission Santa Clara. Your attendance to this program grants permission to the City of Santa Clara to take your photograph and/or your child's photograph for marketing purposes. This program is provided for informational purposes only. The City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara City Library do not endorse, recommend, or make any representations regarding the services or organizations mentioned in this program.
