Dr. Claudia A. Fox Tree
Claudia addresses assumptions perpetuating stereotypes and myths and expands "American history” to include Indigenous Peoples. Developing a counter-narrative to missing information and misinformation about the First Nations people begins with un-erasing Indigenous voices, learning what we were not taught, and continuing to have those conversations with families and friends. In addition to workshops, Claudia teaches 12-hour courses, which can be scheduled over two full or four half days.
Name: Claudia A. Fox Tree, Ph.D.
Nation: Arawak, Taino iukaieke Guainia
E-mail: cfoxtree@gmail.com (best way to contact me)
Claudia's Goals
• Recognize the importance of CONTRIBUTIONS and REPRESENTATION
• Grow in becoming an ALLY, ACTIVIST, AGITATOR, and CO-CONSPIRATOR
• Learn accurate information about HISTORY and CULTURE
• Understand CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
• Deconstruct STEREOTYPES, IMPLICIT BIAS, and CYCLE OF OPPRESSION (ANTI-RACISM)
• Develop a COUNTER-NARRATIVE (TRANSFORMING CURRICULUM & CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING)
Some “one-hour” presentations are…
• Decolonizing Environmental Racism & Genocide·
• Decolonizing Anti-Racism, Implicit Bias, and Stereotypes
• Decolonizing Thanksgiving & Columbus
• Decolonizing Indigenous Contributions
• Decolonizing Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Decolonizing Curriculum
• Decolonizing Cultural Appropriation
• Decolonizing Identity Decolonizing Ecosystems
• Understanding Tribal Land Acknowledgments (TLAs)
Will speak at… Colleges, conferences, seminars, civic organizations, teacher professional development workshops, etc.
Booking Information * within Massachusetts**
• Claudia can present in person and in a virtual/ synchronous mode.
• Presentations for smaller groups may be a seminar or participatory workshop.
• For larger groups, presentations are participatory lectures with a slideshow.
• Curriculum consultation is also available upon request.
• Rates are available upon request.
* Outside of Massachusetts or more than 75 min. away from Concord, MA, incurs additional travel expenses.
** Some consultations may be done in collaboration with a teaching partner or group and include an additional fee.
Please consider these questions and requests:
• Have you already chosen a date and time?
• Is this live/ in-person or virtual on a Zoom-type platform?
• If it is live, will there be people/ audience, so that a participatory activity could be included?
• Claudia prefers no videotaping or recordings, and does not share slides ahead of time or afterward. However, she can offer a resource list of the information discussed.
Please let me know if your organization will be preparing/ doing a Tribal Land Acknowledgment (TLA) at the beginning of the program. Claudia is happy to present a TLA but also feels that organizations must practice and take ownership of this critical practice. More information about TLAs can be found here. Travel: When not virtual, Claudia generally travels within the Greater Boston area. She can be flexible throughout New England and Cape Cod. Claudia is willing to travel abroad with sufficient notice and expenses paid.
