| Mapping Indigenous Presence Kathryn W. Shanley is a professor of Native American studies at the University of Montana-Missoula and has published widely in Native American literary studies, especially on the work of Blackfeet/Gros Ventre writer James Welch. Dr. Shanley served as president of the Native American Studies Association (2011-2013). Bjørg Evjen is a professor at the University of Tromsø in Norway and has served as coordinator for its Master's Programme in Indigenous Studies, Centre for Sámi Studies, from 2007 to 2014. Dr. Evjen's research publications include Sámi history, the history of research, women's history, polar history, industrial and labor history, and local history. |