My research addresses issues around tribal language research, with a focus on analyzing language, race, and nation in projects that sustain the integrity of tribal polities. I work with tribal communities to document, analyze, and revitalize traditional knowledge(s) through their respective languages.
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Indigenous, racialized, and minoritized languages, Native Americans, language revitalization, language movements, community-based research, race, racialization, and critical race theory
ETHN 1023 - Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies
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Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
Introduces critical terms, issues, and questions that inform the discipline of American Indian Studies. Examines "historical silences" and highlights how American Indian scholars, poets, and filmmakers use their work to address/redress historical subjects, and represent their Native communities.
ETHN 6103 - Indigenous Thought and Theory: Foundations in NAIS
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Spring 2023
Introduces the theoretical landscapes of Native American and Indigenous Studies. Explores debates, methodologies and concerns that ground the field and provides critical engagement with Indigenous communities and knowledges. Teaches standards for evaluating scholarly sources based on criteria derived from the most outstanding recent scholarship in the field. Requires writing and thinking critically about issues of concern for global indigenous communities.
LING 4100 - Perspectives on Language
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Spring 2022
Provides extended critical examination of a few selected issues, chosen each term for their general interest and relevance, e.g., the relation between language and thought, or human language vs. animal languages, and computer languages. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours, provided topics vary. Recommended prerequisite: LING 2000.
LING 5800 - Open Topics in Linguistics
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Spring 2022
Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum. Offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors. Contact the department office for information. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.
LING 7800 - Open Topics in Linguistics
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Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum; offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors. Contact the department office for information.
