Officers

Laura Graham President-Elect

Laura R. Graham – President 2023-2027

Laura R. Graham University of Iowa President-Elect  2020-2023 President 2023-2027 Laura R. Graham is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa. Her research on Indigenous agency and politics of representation focuses on the A’uwẽ-Xavante of central Brazil, where she has worked since 1981, and also on Wayuu of Venezuela. Laura has...

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Laura Zanotti

Laura Zanotti – President-Elect 2024-2027

Laura Zanotti Purdue University SALSA President-Elect 2024-2027 (to be President 2027-2031) Laura Zanotti is a Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University. In her work, she cultivates collaborative partnerships to support pathways in which Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Peoples, and Local Communities’ livelihoods and well-being can be sustained and shape...

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Courtney Stafford Walker

Courtney Stafford-Walter – Secretary treasurer 2024-2027

Courtney Stafford-Walter University of Edinburgh Secretary-Treasurer 2024-2027 Courtney Stafford-Walter received her PhD from the University of St Andrews in 2018. Her fieldwork was conducted in Region 9, Guyana, in a Wapishana community, and focused primarily on indigenous education, boarding schools, and the impact of this educational shift...

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