“I am truly honored to have received the Guggenheim Fellowship. Not just for myself, but because it acknowledges the significance of my field, which is American Indian history…
National Book Award Winner in nonfiction Tiya Miles (PhD ‘00, American studies) believes our heroes have flaws and make mistakes “just like everyone else.”
The course will use “story maps” to illustrate past and present injustices against local Indigenous communities, and its implications extend well beyond the classroom.