Amanda K. Wixon
Graduate Student
B.A. History - University of California, Riverside
M.A. Public History - University of California, Riverside
Federal off-reservation Indian boarding school experiences
American Indian identities
20th c. Native histories
Native American art
My research interests are in Native American History, especially federal boarding schools and the long-term effects of assimilation and "civilization." I am focusing on carceral aspects within Sherman Institute, the last of the federal off-reservation boarding schools, located in Riverside, California. I am an enrolled tribal member of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma.
Committee Members
Professors Clifford E. Trafzer (Chair), Rebecca Kugel, Catherine Gudis, Molly McGarry, Robert Perez
Chickasaw Foundation Award for Academic Achievement, 2018
UCR History Department Research and Travel Award, 2018, 2019