Mass Violence, Genocide, and Their Lasting Impact on Indigenous Peoples – The Case of the Americas and Australia/Pacific Region
November 23-25, 2026
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro
Bariloche, Argentina on Mapuche-Tehuelche ancestral land
Organized by USC Center for Advanced Genocide Research
Co-organized and hosted by Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio (IIDYPCA-CONICET-UNRN)
For academic organizing committee, please see below.
The conference “Mass Violence, Genocide, and Their Lasting Impact on Indigenous Peoples: The Americas and Australia/Pacific Region” – in Bariloche, Argentina, on Mapuche-Tehuelche ancestral land — will provide a forum for leading and emerging scholars and knowledge holders from around the world to present groundbreaking research on the topics of genocide against Indigenous peoples (especially in Latin America, North America, and Australia/Pacific Region), the long-lasting impacts of mass violence on those communities, and their resistance, agency, and initiatives to effect change. The objective of the conference is to foster an international, interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue on these subjects, across a variety of historical, cultural, and geographic contexts. This conference is the second part of a series organized by the USC Center for Advanced Genocide Research.
La conferencia “Violencia masiva, genocidio y su impacto duradero en los pueblos indígenas: las Américas y Australia/la región de Pacífico” – en Bariloche, Argentina, Territorio Mapuche-Tehuelche – brindará un foro para que académicos y expertos de todo el mundo, tanto destacados como emergentes, presenten investigaciones innovadoras sobre el genocidio contra los pueblos indígenas (especialmente en América Latina, América del Norte y Australia/Región del Pacífico), los efectos a largo plazo de la violencia masiva en estas comunidades, así como su resistencia, capacidad de acción e iniciativas para impulsar el cambio. El objetivo de la conferencia es fomentar un diálogo internacional, interdisciplinario e intercultural sobre estos temas, en diversos contextos históricos, culturales y geográficos. Esta conferencia es la segunda parte de una serie organizada por el Centro de Investigación Avanzada sobre Genocidio de la USC.
Organizing committee:
Melisa Cabrapán Duarte (Mapuche, National University of Comahue and CONICET)
Lorena Cañuqueo (Mapuche, National University of Río Negro)
Walter Delrio (National University of Río Negro and CONICET)
Dorota Glowacka (University of Kings College, Halifax, Canada)
Wolf Gruner (USC Center for Advanced Genocide Research)
Pilar Pérez (National University of Río Negro and CONICET)
Andrea Pichilef (Mapuche, National University of La Pampa and IIDyPCa-CONICET-UNRN)
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine (Cree-Anishinabe, University of Manitoba)
Martha Stroud (USC Center for Advanced Genocide Research)
Supporting cosponsors:
Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW)
Organizers are currently identifying strategic partners to contribute to funding, supporting, and promoting the 2026 conference. Interested parties are invited to contact the USC Center for Advanced Genocide Research at cagr@usc.edu.
Los organizadores están identificando socios estratégicos que contribuyan a la financiación, el apoyo y la promoción de la conferencia de 2026. Se invita a los interesados a ponerse en contacto con el Centro de Investigaciones Avanzada sobre Genocidio de la USC en cagr@usc.edu.
Conference image:
Conference image is courtesy of artist Gustavo Alfredo Larsen.
