“Who is to gain?” Wardship and Indian Citizenship after the Indian Citizenship Act

Mary Klann is a lecturer in U.S. history and Native American history at the University of California–San Diego. Her most recent book Wardship and the Welfare State: Native Americans and the Formation of First-Class Citizenship in Mid-Twentieth-Century America was published by … Continue reading “Who is to gain?” Wardship and Indian Citizenship after the Indian Citizenship Act

From the Desk of Eva-Maria Maggi: Notes from the “Hush of the Land” tour bus

Eva-Maria Maggi, PhD, is a writer, social scientist, and packer and teaches courses on wilderness issues at the University of Montana. She is coauthor of Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness with Arnold “Smoke” Elser, … Continue reading From the Desk of Eva-Maria Maggi: Notes from the “Hush of the Land” tour bus

From the Desk of Philip Burnham: Behind The Education of Clarence Three Stars

Philip Burnham is a retired associate professor of composition at George Mason University, a former reporter for Indian Country Today, and a freelance writer. He is the author of Indian Country, God’s Country: Native Americans and the National Parks and Song of Dewey Beard: Last … Continue reading From the Desk of Philip Burnham: Behind The Education of Clarence Three Stars

Patrice Gopo and Terra Trevor on Craft, Community, and the Art of the Essay

Patrice Gopo is the author of Autumn Song: Essays on Absence. She lives with her family in North Carolina, where she enjoys walks just after dawn and thinks a perfect day ends with ice cream. Please visit patricegopo.com to learn more. Terra Trevor … Continue reading Patrice Gopo and Terra Trevor on Craft, Community, and the Art of the Essay