Current Research
My current research focus is on the identification of and response to learning disabilities, specifically dyslexia, in the Native American population and the impact on Native children and adults and on tribal sovereignty. I am also interested in how dyslexia and other learning disabilities link to a disparity in the incarceration rate of Native people. As a mother, grandmother, and citizen of Muscogee Nation, I have seen my son and granddaughter struggle with dyslexia and the impact it has had on their daily lives, confidence, and educational and career pursuits, so this is quite personal to me.
Additional Research Interests
- Domestic and International Terrorism
- Forced Sterilization on Indigenous Populations
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement #MMIW
- Generational Trauma of Indigenous Boarding and Residency Schools
- Crimes against Women, Children and Vulnerable Populations in Warfare
- The Five Civilized Tribes Involvement in the Civil War
- #MeToo Movement
- Censoring History and Book Banning in the Public School System
- The Human Rights Violations of the Witch Camps in Ghana
- Educational Disparities in Native American Populations
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” - Cicero
