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 🌽

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.

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.

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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.

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!

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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.

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.

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

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.

And they’re off! Dr Padraig Kirwan gives us an insight into his first few days riding with the Choctaw Nation’s 2025 Trail of Tears Bike Team.

Thunderstorms, early starts and hopeful historical reflections... @padraigkirwan.bsky.social tells us about his first few days on the 2025 #TrailOfTears bike team.

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Good luck to @padraigkirwan.bsky.social who begins his travels today!

Donate to Honouring Choctaw & Irish Ancestors (Official Team Cycle), organized by Padraig Kirwan The remarkable and ongoing connection between the citizens of… Padraig Kirwan needs your support for Honouring Choctaw & Irish Ancestors (Official Team Cycle)

There's also still time to donate to the fundraiser which aims to ensure future remembrance rides can continue: www.gofundme.com/f/honouring-...

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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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! 🚴‍♂️

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Wicklow man first from Ireland to be invited on Choctaw’s ‘Trail of Tears’ – ‘It’s tough...mosquitoes, the heat and stray dogs’ A Wicklow academic with a vested interest in the age-old bonds between Ireland and Native American nations will make history this month when he and an old friend from have the honour of being the firs...

Great to see our team featured in the Irish Independent today! @padraigkirwan.bsky.social will be riding the commemorative #TrailOfTearsCycle at the invitation of the Choctaw Nation later this month.

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🤝 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

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…

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...

#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...

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.

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

Donate to Honouring Choctaw & Irish Ancestors (Official Team Cycle), organized by Padraig Kirwan The remarkable and ongoing connection between the citizens of… Padraig Kirwan needs your support for Honouring Choctaw & Irish Ancestors (Official Team Cycle)

This month @padraigkirwan.bsky.social is riding the #TrailofTearsCycle2025 route to honour the legacy of the #ChoctawGift

One of the first Irish riders to join the team, Padraig is raising money to support future cyclists. Please consider supporting if you can! 🚴‍♂️
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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.

'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!

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

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.

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

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

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

This cycle is one more way to celebrate the fact that the relationship between the Choctaw & Ireland is as alive & vibrant today as it has ever been; a connection that reflects resilience, strength, continuance, reciprocity, & friendship. Follow me on this journey & pls share!

I'll be joining the **Choctaw Nation Trail of Tears Bike** team this May, and participating in a 7-day cycle that follows one of the historic routes walked by the Choctaw during their Removal from their tribal homelands. @choctawnationOK @IrelandCGAustin

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The ties that bind the Irish people and the Choctaw Nation From the Famine to Fair City, it's clear that the relationship between the Irish and the Choctaw Nations is being actively maintained

#FairCity had a storyline this week about the relationship between the #Choctaw Nation & #Ireland I'm just back from visiting the Choctaw Nation in #Oklahoma as part of @sharinglands.bsky.social You can read more about it on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The Gift at 178: Reflections on an enduring relationship March 23rd marks the 178th anniversary of the Choctaw Gift to the people of Ireland. The ‘Sharing Lands’ team reflect on the strength of this enduring relationship almost two centuries …

Yesterday marked the 178th anniversary of the #ChoctawGift. Our team share their thoughts on the extraordinary bond between the Choctaw Nation and the people of Ireland and what the Gift might teach us today.

Read our reflections over on our blog👇

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A visit to the Field Museum Professor Gillian O’Brien reflects on a recent visit to Chicago as part of her research for ‘Sharing Lands’.

How are museums grappling with histories of misrepresentation?

Our co-PI @gillianobrien.bsky.social visited the #FieldMuseum in Chicago to see how Indigenous voices are challenging these spaces through curatorial innovation and community care.

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Happy St Patrick's Day from Oklahoma. On a fascinating @sharinglands.bsky.social trip to Choctaw Cultural center in Durant. I am learning so much every day. It's a real privilege to be here. #choctaw #oklahoma #stpatricksday #durant

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day…stateside! This week we’re heading to visit with our colleagues and contributors in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as part of our research for ‘Sharing Lands’. Dr Shelley Angelie Saggar, postdoctoral research…

We're celebrating #StPatricksDay2025 with our colleagues in Oklahoma before embarking on our first fieldwork period of 2025. Our PI @padraigkirwan.bsky.social outlines our research itinerary ahead of the festivities 👇

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