Megan Peiser | Smashing colonialism, patriarchy and reclaiming her indigenous culture

You will be challenged and learn in this episode. It is a must-listen.

Dr. Megan Peiser, Ph.D. challenges me to listen closely and to lean in.  She wants her ancestors to look back and say "Oh Megan, she did some good work." Without question her ancestors will say that and much more about her impact. 

Megan is simply brilliant, engaged, inspiring, and driven. She is deeply committed to reclaiming her own indigenous roots as a member of the Choctaw Nation. She inspires her students to stay brave, she dedicates her work to highlighting women and marginalized peoples in literature, and ignites growth through the written word and participation; whether that means reading, gardening, or smashing the patriarchy. 

Megan Peiser is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She is Assistant Professor of Eighteenth-Century Literature at Oakland University. Her research and teaching interests include women writers, history of the novel, history of the book, periodicals, Indigenous literature and culture, material culture, and digital humanities. 

She lives in Michigan with her dachshunds, Jasper and Burney.
www.meganpeiser.com

RESOURCES:
What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be
ed. John Hausdoerffer, Brooke Parry Hecht, Melissa K. Nelson, and Katherine Kassouf Commings

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states?_pos=1&_sid=94cbad9ab&_ss=r

And a "young peoples" version! https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-for-young-people?_pos=2&_sid=94cbad9ab&_ss=r

Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley -- this one is a wonderful recent Indigenous YA novel, set in Michigan! https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/firekeepers-daughter?_pos=1&_sid=861c2333e&_ss=r

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson -- also a novel, WONDERFUL. https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/the-seed-keeper?_pos=1&_sid=5b8469546&_ss=r

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/braiding-sweetgrass?_pos=2&_sid=354cd4281&_ss=r

Treaty of Detroit, 1807 : https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/explore-collection/explore-online/native-american-material/native-american-treaty-rights/text-of-michigan-related-treaties#a3

Home Page for the Marguerite Hicks Project:

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