K. Tsianina Lomawaima
interdisciplinary researcher
K. Tsianina Lomawaima (born 1955) is an American interdisciplinary researcher of Indigenous studies, anthropology, history, and political science. She was a professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University until her retirement in 2021. She specializes in the interaction between sovereign Native nations and U.S. federalism, the status of Native people as U.S. citizens, and federal Indian policy particularly in the area of education. Her historical focus is the early 20th century.
Early life
Kimberly Tsianina Carr was born in 1955. She married Hartman H. Lomawaima (Hopi, 1949–2008) in 1980. She is the great-niece of Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone.
Education and positions
From 1972 to 1974, Lomawaima studied art and pre-medical studies at DePauw University. In 1976 she obtained a B.A. degree in anthropology at the University of Arizona, followed by an M.A. in anthropology at Stanford University in 1979. She continued to study anthropology at Stanford University, earning a PhD in 1987.
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