Indigenous Literary Perspectives In Global Conversation

Kathryn W. Shanley (Nakona), a Professor of Native American Studies at the University of Montana and Special Assistant to the Provost for Native American and Indigenous Education, served as Co-Director of the Institute. 

Phyllis Bo-yuen Ngai, with an Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Montana, served as Co-Director of the Institute. 

In June and July of 2015, we hosted an NEH Summer Institute entitled “Indigenous Literatures in Global Conversation” at the University of Montana, Missoula campus.