Native American

The History Department is a central component of UGA's Institute of Native American Studies (INAS). The INAS offers a host of interdisciplinary courses in the departments of anthropology, english, history, religion, and others that lead to a graduate certificate in Native American Studies. With students and faculty drawn from around the university, the INAS is the hub of a vibrant community. Each semester, the institute also hosts leading scholars from around the country, and it has sponsored several conferences, including the 2008 Native American/Indigenous Studies Conference.

Personnel

James F. Brooks

Carl and Sally Gable Distinguished Professor of History

Brooks is the recipient of numerous national awards for scholarly excellence. His 2002 "Triple-Crown" winning (Bancroft, Parkman, and Turner Prizes) Captives & Cousins: Slavery, Kinship and Community in the Southwest Borderlands focused on the traffic in women and children across the region as expressions of intercultural violence and…

Claudio Saunt

Richard B. Russell Professor of American History

Graduate Students


Hannah Hamrick

Graduate Student


Theodora Light

Graduate Student


Ariana Persico

Graduate Student

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