Boulder Conversations with Extraordinary People – Charles Cambridge

Boulder Conversations with Extraordinary People is back! Join us this fall for our 12th season of our well-loved speaker series. This series highlights the innovative people whose connection to our city makes Boulder the remarkable place that it is today. This season’s theme is Diversity and Partnership, and we have chosen to collaborate with eight impactful Boulder organizations that have made immense contributions to the living history of our community. Conversation’s are held every second Thursday of the month running September 2024-April 2025. Ticket price includes light refreshments.

Charles Cambridge (PhD, University of Colorado) is a 4/4 enrolled member of the Navaho Tribe in the Southwest United States.  He is Bitahnii (mother’s clan), born for Taneezahnii (father’s clan), his maternal grandfather is Todischiinii, and his paternal grandfather’s clan is Totsohnii.

Dr. Cambridge conceptualized the Solar Hogan in the 1960s.  In 1989, he and Dennis Holloway, an Architect received international recognition for their experiments in appropriate technology and traditional architectural designs through the “Colorado Solar Hogan Project” at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  Dr. Cambridge has conducted research on AIDS its spread among American Indian populations, and its impact upon the cultural traditions of American Indian Tribes.  During the summer for more than thirty-five years, he has led teams of American and International volunteers to help traditional native people with physical and traditional chores in the western United States including Hawaii, Canada, and Belize.  He was a founding member of the Association of Mutant Anthropologists and Engineers Without Borders. For several years, he served on the Finance Committee of the American Anthropological Association.  The U.S. Federal Court considers Dr. Cambridge as an expert in Anthropology, Archaeology, American Indian Culture, American Indian Religion, and History.  Dr. Cambridge is a professional practicing archaeologist and has served as an adjunct faculty in several institutions of higher learning.  He has completed consultancies with Netflix’s TV series “Chambers,” and other entertainment outlets.