I study the framing of Native American literature, particularly traditional literature written in both Native and settler languages, in the development of an American literary canon. My research focuses on the work of multilingual scholars of the 19th and 20th centuries, who translated and adapted traditional stories for Native and non-Native audiences. I am interested in the potential of archival sources to support community-engaged literacy. My dissertation explores written adaptations of traditional D/N/Lakota stories created between 1874 and 1939. As the recipient of a PhD Advance grant, I have also worked with Maȟpíya Lúta Schools to develop literacy teachings grounded in Lakota language and culture.
Teaching Experience:
"The Popol Vuh: Chicago's Indigenous Epic" (Instructor, 2024)
"Ella Deloria's Iron Hawk" (Instructor, 2023)
“Myth and Its Critics” (Course Assistant, 2022)
“Introduction to Latin American Civilizations” (Course Assistant, 2021)
“History of Western Civilization I” (Course Assistant, 2020)