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Biography:
I am a Pennsylvania Appalachian, by birth,
but spent the last several decades living in southern California, most
recently San Diego. My academic interests stem from the
environment I grew up in and the absence of Native American history in
my education. Pennsylvania is unique, in that it has no federal or
state recognized indigenous nations or lands, yet proclaims a benevolent
history in its treatment of Native Americans.
My graduate education at the University of
California included cross training in anthropology and archaeology and
certification in museum studies. I pursued this aspect of my
studies because much of the evidence for Native American history lies
beyond the traditional sources of evidence used in history research.
I served as Executive Director of the Women's History Museum in San
Diego and produced a permanent exhibit "All Our Grandmothers," which
highlights the histories of indigenous and African American women in the
region. I continue to act as a consultant for museums.
Currently I am
working with Historic Prophetstown to develop Native American education
programming. Please visit our website at:
http://www.prophetstown.org/settlement.html
I am also the
co-founder of the Indigenous Earth Sciences Project and a member of the
Tecumseh Project. Both projects seek to advance our understanding of the
nature, history and transmission of indigenous knowledge and find ways
to integrate that knowledge for the betterment of both indigenous and
academic efforts.
http://www.purdue.edu/eas/iesp/goals.shtml
http://www.purdue.edu/eas/tecumseh/
Professor Marsh is a committee member of the Prophetstown Revisited Conference.
She is also participating in the CIC-AIS Conference as Purdue's liaison.
Both conferences are being held concurrently at Purdue University, April
3-5. 2008. For more information click on the links below.
Prophetstown Revisited
Conference
CIC-AIS Conference
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