Center for Indigenous Studies Presents

Veterans Day Talk: Christopher Annis (Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican) and Malia Du Mont

Bard College Center for Indigenous Studies (CfIS) celebrates and honors the long and important history and present-day service of Native peoples throughout all branches of the U.S military. Each year, CfIS invites veterans from the Stockbridge-Munsee Community to share their experiences and knowledge with us. Join us Thursday, November 12th at 5:30pm in the Barringer House Global Classroom for a conversation with veterans Christopher Annis and Malia Du Mont.

Native people have served in the U.S military in every major conflict for more than 200 years. While this is a complicated
history, it is also a proud one motivated by deep cultural values of service, community, and protection of their homelands.
CfIS hopes these annual conversations celebrate and honor Native veterans and brings visibility to present day issues that Native veterans and their communities continue to experience both on reservations and occupied homelands.

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Chris Annis is a father, husband and member of the Stockbridge Munsee, Band of Mohicans. Chris spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. While in the Marines he deployed to Iraq (3) and Afghanistan. Chris held 5 Military Occupational Specialities (MOS) which included, Aviation Operations, Aerial Observer and Drill Instructor to name a few. Chris's time in the Marines was cut short as he was medically retired due to Sudden Cardiac Death. This was a big setback and spring forward, yet difficult to navigate. Upon waking up in the hospital everything he once knew began to change. These changes included letting go of the things he once loved and thought he knew, while bringing him back to his roots. Chris has dedicated his life to focusing on understanding life from a broader perspective. He now lives to travel, to challenge himself, to see, to experience and most importantly to learn from people, places and things.

Malia K. Du Mont is a senior executive and national security professional currently serving as Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategy and Policy at Bard College. Previously, she was Co-President of Amur Equipment Finance, and was affiliated with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security as a non-resident fellow and a member of the Strategy Consortium co-chaired by Michèle Flourney and Steve Hadley. She has spent the majority of her career in the Pentagon, where she held multiple civilian and military positions, including Director of Strategy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). In that role, she managed implementation of the National Defense Strategy, represented OSD on two National Security Staff subcommittees, and oversaw OSD’s strategic futures work with regard to analyzing future security environments. Malia helped spearhead the Obama Administration’s Afghanistan Strategy Review, serving as Special Assistant for Afghanistan/Pakistan Affairs in OSD and on the Joint Staff, following two years in Kabul and at NATO where she focused on analyzing Afghan politico-military affairs.

For more information, call 917-362-2113, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Barringer House

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