# #473 - Native America and First Peoples: A Dialogue with Kenneth Feder

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Podcast: [Converging Dialogues](https://stenobird.com/podcast/converging-dialogues-1498806)
Published: 2026-02-12T03:21:22+00:00
Episode link: https://convergingdialogues.substack.com/p/473-native-america-and-first-peoples
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## Resource

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Ken Feder about Native America and First Peoples. They talk about the various labels for Native Americans, land acknowledgements and Columbus Day. They discuss the earliest origin date for First Peoples coming to America, White Sands, human adaptations, diverse nation groups, infighting among nations, genocide and schools, and many more topics. Kenneth Feder is professor emeritus of anthropology at Central Connecticut State University. His books include Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology , The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory , Native American Archaeology in the Parks: A Guide to Native Heritage Sites in Our National Parks and Monuments , and the most recent, Native America: The Story of the First Peoples . Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe

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