Chris Green (Black/Lenni-Lenape) is an interdisciplinary scholar and writer born and raised in West Philadelphia. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in History with graduate minors in American Indian Studies and Queer Studies. Prior to moving to Illinois, Chris received his B.A. in Psychology and Gender and Sexuality Studies from Swarthmore College. 

In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Chris wants to discover new ways of articulating and displaying history. He is particularly interested in findings points of connection between theatre, dance, mixed media, and history in order to present historical evidence in more immersive ways for general audiences.   

My dissertation investigates the ways indigeneity was debated, enacted, and acknowledged by Native and non-Native people in 20th century Philadelphia. I focus on developments in anthropology, urban planning, public performance, and state recognition policy, reading multiple disjointed archives together in order to trace the ways indigeneity functioned in duplicitous ways; as lived experience and as social, intellectual, and cultural capital.