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March 17, 2016

Prof. Margaret Ellen Newell's new book "Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonist, and the Origins of American Slavery " getting national attention

Prof. Newell's new book Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonist, and the Origins of American Slavery (Cornell University Press, 2015), explores the enslavement of Indians by the English…

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March 9, 2016

Teaching Indigeneity Panel at OSU

Professor Christine Ballengee-Morris, Professor Daniel Rivers, and PhD Candidate Krista Benson spoke on a Teaching Indigeneity panel hosted by the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality…

Cover of a book, titled The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago with an illustrated turtle to the right

February 17, 2016

MSU Press Releases John Low's "Imprints The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago"

Faculty Member John Low's most recent book was officially released by Michigan State University Press on February 1st, 2016. The title of the book is Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians…

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November 18, 2015

Christine Ballengee Morris Honored As One of YWCA's "Women of Achievement'

Each year for the last 31 years, for the Women of Achievement award, the YWCA of Columbus has gathered over lunch to honor a select group of Columbus women who have made extraordinary…

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November 4, 2015

Prof. Christine Ballengee-Morris' work on Shelter Documentary airing on Al Jazeera, 11/9

Professor Christine Ballengee Morris, Director of the American Indian Studies Program at Ohio State University, has been working with David Morris and Jack Ballengee Morris as a part of her…

November 3, 2014

Prof. Ballengee-Morris and Prof. Shuman Recognized in University Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award

2013-2014 was a big year for recognition of work in diversity. Both Christine Ballengee Morris, coordinator of the American Indian Studies Program, and Amy Shuman, coordinator of the Disability…

Great Lakes Creoles cover, book by Lucy Murphy

October 16, 2014

Lucy Murphy's new book released: Great Lakes Creoles: A French-Indian Community on the Northern Borderlands, Prairie du Chen, 1750-1850

A case study of one of America's many multi-ethnic border communities, Great Lakes Creoles builds upon recent research on gender, race, ethnicity, and politics as it examines the ways that the old…

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September 19, 2014

Danielle Polling's Sunwall Monwall Murals celebrate ancient artifacts and earthworks

Danielle Poling is the artist that painted the Sunwall Moonwall Murals this summer at the Cooke Road Railroad underpass. The murals emphasize ancient artifacts and earthworks found in Ohio,…