Michelle Montgomery, Ph.D.
Dr. Michelle Montgomery (enrolled Haliwa Saponi/descendant Eastern Band Cherokee) is an Associate Professor of American Indian Studies and Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She is also the Assistant Director for the Office of Undergraduate Education, and the Indigenous Curriculum and Community advisor for the School of Education. Dr. Montgomery's research focuses on Indigenizing and decolonizing the climate justice narrative, environmental ethics connected to Indigenous Peoples’ identities, and eco-critical race theory to eliminate racial and environmental oppression.
In Solidarity - BLM & MMIW
January 2020-Present Indigenous Speaker Series, Community Partnership with Northwest Indian College, Nez Perce Campus (https://nwicis.staging.wpengine.com/indigenous-speaker-series/)
2017-Present Rising Voices: Climate Resilience Through Indigenous and Earth Science
2017-Present Native American and Indigenous Studies Association
2010-Present Native Research Group
2010-Present American Indian Research Association
2010-Present Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Work Group
and Courses Developed
• TEGL 201 Introduction to Indigenous Philosophy
• TEGL 202 Introduction to American Indian Contemporary Issues
• TEGL 210 Introduction to Qualitative Methodology and Research Ethics
• TEGL 301 Introduction to Indigenous Women and Feminism
• TEGL 302 Tribal Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Theory
• TEGL 303 Introduction to American Indian Education
• TEGL 304 Indigenous Ethnoecology
• TEGL 306 Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific
• TEGL 365 Indigenous Ethnobiology
• TEGL 401 Critical and Indigenous Methodologies
• TEGL 464 Indigenous Health, Political Ethnoecology and Governance
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 Curriculum Vitae__Michelle Montgomery.pdf | 278.61 KB |
| Publication Date | Bibliographic Citation |
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| 2020 |
Montgomery M. (2020). An Indigenous Feminists Lens: Dismantling the Settler-Colonial Narratives of Place-Based Water Governance in a Climate Change World. The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Pacific Rim Planning and Engagement (Invited Submission – In Progress) |
| 2020 |
Greene, C., Montgomery M., (2020). A Community Partnership to Empowering Future Sustainability: Dialogues about Indigenous Peoples’ Cultural and Traditional Lived Experiences (In Progress). |
| 2020 |
Laukea, L., Blanchard, P., Dardar, T., Doyle, J., Eningowuk, F., Lazrus, H., Longknife, D., Maldonado, J., |
| 2020 |
Kimminau, K., Montgomery, M. (2020). It’s a Mixed Bag: Exploring Multiracial Identities, Winter 2020 Issue, Pulse Magazine, pp. 32-37. Accessible at: https://issuu.com/cwupulse/docs/pulse_winter_2020_issue_2_ |
| 2019 |
Wallace, P., Montgomery, M. (2019). Insights From a Critical Race Theory Scholar: An Interview with a Visiting Tutor, The Mark, Quest University, Squamish, BC Canada, 1506 words. |
| 2019 |
Montgomery M. (2019). Navigating American Indian Identity and Whiteness Politics in Higher Education (In Progress). |
| 2019 |
Montgomery M. (2019). Decolonizing the Climate Change Narrative Through an Eco-Critical Race Theory Lens (In Progress). |
| 2018 |
Blanchard, P., Montgomery, M. (2018). Native STEM Research Study. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 256 words. |
| 2018 |
Montgomery, M. (2018). Resilience & Sustainability: Indigenous Identities and Interconnectedness to Place. CO: University Press of Colorado (Advance Contract). |
| 2017 |
Montgomery, M. (2017). Identity Politics of Difference: the Mixed-race American Indian Experience. CO: University Press of Colorado. |
| 2017 |
Montgomery, M. (2017). Decolonizing Research Practices, Accessible at: http://upcolorado.com/about-us/blog/item/3165-decolonizing-reserach-prac... |
| 2016 |
Montgomery, M. (2016). Review of the book People Before the Park: The Kotenai and Blackfeet Before Glacier National Park by S. Thompson, Kootenai Cultural Committee, & Pikuuni Traditional Association Pacific Northwest Quarterly. Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Winter 2015/2016, 106: 43. |
| 2015 |
Montgomery, M. (2015). Native TEACH Project. Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health, Univesrity of Washington, Accessible at: http://nativeteach.wordpress.com |
| 2013 |
Brendible, J, Edwards, K, Forslund, A, James, R., Jamshedi, A, Johny, R, Kennedy, M, Montgomery, M, Paul, A, Salazar, N, Segrest, V, Sharpe, J, Towle, B. (2013). The Return. Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health, University of Washington. Accessible at: http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/community/native-teach.html |
| 2013 |
Montgomery, M., Sharpe, J. (2013). Decolonizing Autonomy. Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health, Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality, University of Washington. Accessible at: http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/community/native-teach.html |
| 2012 |
Montgomery, M., Sharpe, J. (2012). Traditional Knowledge and Responsible Partnerships with Indigenous Communities. Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health, Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality, University of Washington. Accessible at: http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/community/native-teach.html |
| 2012 |
Montgomery, M. (2012). Rationalization and Representation of Identity Politics: the Mixed-race American Indian Experience. Journal of Critical Race Inquiry, 2(1): 1-25. |
| 2003 |
Montgomery, M. (2003). American Indian Science and Engineering Society Air Quality Took Kit. Cooperative agreement with United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation. |