Taped by WGBH Forum Network, educator and tribal council woman of the Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island Loren Spears visited Old South Meeting House to talk about Native American perspectives.

Spears talks about why it’s important to contextualize history for students and tell multiple angles on a given event.  She also discusses the contributions of indigenous people to science and technology.

This talk took place on March 13, 2014 at 12:15 p.m.