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Rebecca "Monte" Kugel
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., UCLA, 1986
(951) 827-1876
rebecca.kugel@ucr.edu
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- Fields of Interest: Native American history and United
States social history.
Rebecca "Monte" Kugel was born
on August 10, 1952, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The fact that the
Great Pueblo Revolt of 1680 commenced on August 10 had absolutely
no bearing on her decision to become an Indian historian since
she was well into her twenties before she learned of this coincidence.
Her extremely varied ethnic background, including two Native
American tribal groups (Ojibwe and Shawnee) plus French, Irish,
German, Jewish, Danish and Polish ancestry, is more likely the
cause. She attended the University of Iowa planning to enter
the Writer's Workshop. She received a BA from the University
of Iowa in English with a History minor in 1974. Two years spent
working with Native American organizations convinced her that
the historical study of Native Americans was essential for understanding
present-day issues and problems. She entered the UCLA history
graduate program in 1976, earning her M.A. in 1978 and her Ph.D.
in 1986. Her research focuses on the nineteenth century Minnesota
Ojibwe and on the internal social and political divisions that
occurred in Ojibwe villages. She has published articles in Ethnohistory
and The American Indian Culture and Research Journa l. Her most
recent works are "Religion Mixed with Politics: The 1836
Conversion of Mang'osid of Fond du Lac," and "Of Missionaries
and Their Cattle: Ojibwe Perceptions of a Missionary as Evil
Shaman" and "Leadership Within the Women's Community:
Susie Bonga Wright of the Leech Lake Ojibwe." She is currently
at work on a book on Ojibwe political divisions.
To Be The Main Leaders
of Our People: A History of Minnesota Ojibwe Politics, 1825-1898
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