K. Tsianina Lomawaima (born 1955[1]) is an interdisciplinary researcher of Indigenous Studies, anthropology, history, and political science. She is a professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. She specializes in the interaction between sovereign Native nations and U.S. federalism, the status of Native people as U.S. citizens, and federal Indian policy particularly in the area of education. Her historical focus is the early 20th century.
From 1972 to 1974, Lomawaima studied art and pre-medical studies at DePauw University.[4] In 1976 she obtained a B.A. degree in anthropology at the University of Arizona, followed by an M.A. in anthropology at Stanford University in 1979.[4] She continued to study anthropology at Stanford University, earning a PhD in 1987.[4] Her PhD dissertation was called They Called it Prairie Light: Oral Histories from Chilocco Indian Agricultural School 1920–1940.[4]
In 1988, Lomawaima joined the faculties of Anthropology and American Indian Studies at the University of Washington.[4] From 1994 to 2014, she was a professor in the department of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona, and she was the head of that department from 2005 until 2009.[4] She moved to Arizona State University in 2014.[4]
ResearchEdit
In 1994, Lomawaima published the book They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School.[5] In They Called it Prairie Light, Lomawaima studies the history of the residential school in Chilocco, Oklahoma, where her father, Curtis Carr, had been a student.[6] She constructs her analysis using 61 interviews with former students and staff members regarding experiences they had at the school in the 1920s and 1930s.[7] She also incorporates government documents, school documents, and secondary sources, but the book is primarily an oral history.[8] Using these sources, Lomawaima discusses the history of the school, analyzing personal relationships that existed there, the strictly gendered nature of the education that female students received, and the way that students were disciplined.[9] Lomawaima focuses on the impact that the school had on students' identities. Although the militaristic and abusive residential school system was designed to eradicate the students' tribal identities, combining students from so many different tribes there ironically had the effect of fostering pan-Native solidarity, and many former pupils of the school actually described the vocational training and community aspects of the school with fondness.[10] Lomawaima argues that the fond memories that students have for the school are really fond memories for the tight community that the school environment fostered among its students; for example, Lomawaima argues that one ironic legacy of residential schooling was that the severe lack of funding meant that many older students had to take on responsibility for ensuring that younger students were cared for, causing them to form tight social groups with mutual responsibility.[10] Lomawaima also provides extensive evidence that female pupils were particularly surveilled, with school officials constantly enforcing highly regimented rules about the bodies and behavior of girls who went to school at Chilocco.[10] Because of all of these complexities, They Called it Prairie Light was described in reviews as a highly nuanced book, with Lomawaima permitting messy facts to coexist in the volume, facilitated by her goal of allowing the 61 interviewees to be the primary voice in their stories.[11]They Called it Prairie Light received the 1993 North American Indian Prose Award,[12] as well as the 1995 Critics' Choice Award from the American Educational Association.[13]
Lomawaima has also coauthored multiple books. In 2000, she published Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Experiences with Margaret Archuleta and Brenda Child. In 2001, she and David E. Wilkins published Uneven Ground: American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Law. Uneven Ground was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Reviews, and was included on a list of the 10 most influential books by the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association.[14] In 2006, she and Teresa L. McCarty wrote the book "To Remain an Indian": Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education.[4]
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2018)[16]
ReferencesEdit
^"K. Tsianina Lomawaima , 1955-". Internet Public Library. IPL. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^Cruz, Johnny (8 July 2008). "Arizona State Museum Director Hartman H. Lomawaima Passes Away". University of Arizona. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^Thomas, Briana A. "The Forgotten History of Tsianina Redfeather, the Beloved American Indian Opera Singer". Smithsonian Magazine.
^ abcdefghijk"K Lomawaima". Arizona State University. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^Tania Rose (1 April 1997). "Review They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School". Ethnic and Racial Studies. 20 (2): 409.
^Littlefield, Alice (November 1995). "Review They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School". American Ethnologist. 22 (4): 1056–1057. doi:10.1525/ae.1995.22.4.02a00920.
^Berg, S. Carol (September 1995). "Review They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School". The Annals of Iowa. 54 (3): 278–279. doi:10.17077/0003-4827.9942.
^Coleman, Michael C. (1 October 1995). "Review They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School". American Indian Quarterly. 19 (4): 572–574. doi:10.2307/1185572. JSTOR 1185572.
^Riney, Scott (22 December 1997). "Review They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School". The Oral History Review. 24 (2): 117. doi:10.1093/ohr/24.2.117.
^ abcPascoe, Peggy (1 November 1994). "Review They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School". The Women's Review of Books. 12 (2): 1. doi:10.2307/4021983. JSTOR 4021983.
^Harkin, Michael (1 August 1997). "Review They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School". Plains Anthropologist. 42 (161): 390–391.
^"They Called It Prairie Light Book". University of Nebraska Press. August 1995. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^"About Uneven Ground". University of Oklahoma Press. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ ab"K. Tsianina Lomawaima NAE". National Academy of Education. 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ ab"K. Tsianina Lomawaima AAAS". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
October 19, 2023
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K Tsianina Lomawaima born 1955 1 is an interdisciplinary researcher of Indigenous Studies anthropology history and political science She is a professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University She specializes in the interaction between sovereign Native nations and U S federalism the status of Native people as U S citizens and federal Indian policy particularly in the area of education Her historical focus is the early 20th century K Tsianina LomawaimaBorn1955NationalityAmericanAlma materDePauw UniversityUniversity of ArizonaStanford UniversityAwardsMember AAASMember NAELifetime Achievement Award for American Indian History Western History AssociationScientific careerFieldsIndigenous StudiesAnthropologyHistoryPolitical scienceInstitutionsUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of ArizonaArizona State University Contents 1 Early life 2 Education and positions 3 Research 4 Selected works 5 Selected awards 6 ReferencesEarly life EditKimberly Tsianina Carr was born in 1955 She married Hartman H Lomawaima Hopi 1949 2008 in 1980 2 She is the great niece of Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone 3 Education and positions EditFrom 1972 to 1974 Lomawaima studied art and pre medical studies at DePauw University 4 In 1976 she obtained a B A degree in anthropology at the University of Arizona followed by an M A in anthropology at Stanford University in 1979 4 She continued to study anthropology at Stanford University earning a PhD in 1987 4 Her PhD dissertation was called They Called it Prairie Light Oral Histories from Chilocco Indian Agricultural School 1920 1940 4 In 1988 Lomawaima joined the faculties of Anthropology and American Indian Studies at the University of Washington 4 From 1994 to 2014 she was a professor in the department of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona and she was the head of that department from 2005 until 2009 4 She moved to Arizona State University in 2014 4 Research EditIn 1994 Lomawaima published the book They Called it Prairie Light The Story of Chilocco Indian School 5 In They Called it Prairie Light Lomawaima studies the history of the residential school in Chilocco Oklahoma where her father Curtis Carr had been a student 6 She constructs her analysis using 61 interviews with former students and staff members regarding experiences they had at the school in the 1920s and 1930s 7 She also incorporates government documents school documents and secondary sources but the book is primarily an oral history 8 Using these sources Lomawaima discusses the history of the school analyzing personal relationships that existed there the strictly gendered nature of the education that female students received and the way that students were disciplined 9 Lomawaima focuses on the impact that the school had on students identities Although the militaristic and abusive residential school system was designed to eradicate the students tribal identities combining students from so many different tribes there ironically had the effect of fostering pan Native solidarity and many former pupils of the school actually described the vocational training and community aspects of the school with fondness 10 Lomawaima argues that the fond memories that students have for the school are really fond memories for the tight community that the school environment fostered among its students for example Lomawaima argues that one ironic legacy of residential schooling was that the severe lack of funding meant that many older students had to take on responsibility for ensuring that younger students were cared for causing them to form tight social groups with mutual responsibility 10 Lomawaima also provides extensive evidence that female pupils were particularly surveilled with school officials constantly enforcing highly regimented rules about the bodies and behavior of girls who went to school at Chilocco 10 Because of all of these complexities They Called it Prairie Light was described in reviews as a highly nuanced book with Lomawaima permitting messy facts to coexist in the volume facilitated by her goal of allowing the 61 interviewees to be the primary voice in their stories 11 They Called it Prairie Light received the 1993 North American Indian Prose Award 12 as well as the 1995 Critics Choice Award from the American Educational Association 13 Lomawaima has also coauthored multiple books In 2000 she published Away From Home American Indian Boarding School Experiences with Margaret Archuleta and Brenda Child In 2001 she and David E Wilkins published Uneven Ground American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Law Uneven Ground was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Reviews and was included on a list of the 10 most influential books by the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association 14 In 2006 she and Teresa L McCarty wrote the book To Remain an Indian Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education 4 In 2007 Lomawaima co founded the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association and she served as its president in 2012 2013 4 Lomawaima was the 2010 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for American Indian History from the Western History Association 4 In 2016 she was named a member of the National Academy of Education 15 In 2018 Lomawaima became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 16 Selected works EditThey called it prairie light The story of Chilocco Indian school 1994 Tribal sovereigns Reframing research in American Indian education Harvard Educational Review 2000 Away From Home American Indian Boarding School Experiences with Margaret Archuleta and Brenda Child 2000 Uneven ground American Indian sovereignty and federal law with David E Wilkins 2001 To Remain an Indian Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education with Teresa L McCarty 2006 Selected awards EditLifetime Achievement Award for American Indian History Western History Association 2010 4 Member National Academy of Education 2016 15 Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2018 16 References Edit K Tsianina Lomawaima 1955 Internet Public Library IPL Retrieved 29 March 2022 Cruz Johnny 8 July 2008 Arizona State Museum Director Hartman H Lomawaima Passes Away University of Arizona Retrieved 29 March 2022 Thomas Briana A The Forgotten History of Tsianina Redfeather the Beloved American Indian Opera Singer Smithsonian Magazine a b c d e f g h i j k K Lomawaima Arizona State University Retrieved 1 August 2020 Tania Rose 1 April 1997 Review They Called it Prairie Light The Story of Chilocco Indian School Ethnic and Racial Studies 20 2 409 Littlefield Alice November 1995 Review They Called it Prairie Light The Story of Chilocco Indian School American Ethnologist 22 4 1056 1057 doi 10 1525 ae 1995 22 4 02a00920 Berg S Carol September 1995 Review They Called it Prairie Light The Story of Chilocco Indian School The Annals of Iowa 54 3 278 279 doi 10 17077 0003 4827 9942 Coleman Michael C 1 October 1995 Review They Called it Prairie Light The Story of Chilocco Indian School American Indian Quarterly 19 4 572 574 doi 10 2307 1185572 JSTOR 1185572 Riney Scott 22 December 1997 Review They Called it Prairie Light The Story of Chilocco Indian School The Oral History Review 24 2 117 doi 10 1093 ohr 24 2 117 a b c Pascoe Peggy 1 November 1994 Review They Called it Prairie Light The Story of Chilocco Indian School The Women s Review of Books 12 2 1 doi 10 2307 4021983 JSTOR 4021983 Harkin Michael 1 August 1997 Review They Called it Prairie Light The Story of Chilocco Indian School Plains Anthropologist 42 161 390 391 They Called It Prairie Light Book University of Nebraska Press August 1995 Retrieved 1 August 2020 K Tsianina Lomawaima 1972 Scholar Presidential Scholars Program Retrieved 1 August 2020 About Uneven Ground University of Oklahoma Press Retrieved 1 August 2020 a b K Tsianina Lomawaima NAE National Academy of Education 2016 Retrieved 1 August 2020 a b K Tsianina Lomawaima AAAS American Academy of Arts and Sciences July 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title K Tsianina Lomawaima amp oldid 1153920826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
