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CORE FACULTY

Paula Gunn Allen: (Laguna) PhD, University of New Mexico; Professor Emerita, UCLA

Leroy Little Bear, JD: (Blackfoot) University of Lethbridge Academic Dean, Chair, Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program. Former Dean, Native Studies Program, Harvard University. Publications include: Pathways to Self-Determination: Native Indian Leaders' Perspectives on Self-Government (University of Toronto Press, 1984).

David Begay: (Dineh) Phd, California Institute of Integral Studies. Areas of Emphasis: Indigenous Science, Western Science, Physics, Cosmology, Indigenous Process. Publications Include Nanit'a Sa'Ah Naaghai Nanit'a Bik'Eh Hozhoon. Living the Order (with Nancy Maryboy, 1998).

Phil Duran: (Tigua) MS, Physics, University of Texas at El Paso; MS Computer Science; PhD Candidate, Theoretical Physics, Washington State University. Areas of Emphasis: Science, Mathematics, Theoretical Physics and Native World views, Environmental Studies, REligion and Spirituality. Publications Include: Bringing Back the Spirit: Indian Ways of Wholeness for Church and Society in Crisis (Healing the Land Publishing, 2006).

Amethyst First Rider, MFA: (Blackfoot) Creator of Trickster Theater, Canada. Areas of Emphasis: Expressive Arts, Indigenous Science.

Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza: Phd, Molecular Cell biology, Brandeis University. Dr. Gonzalez-Plaza also teaches at Northwest Indian College.

Nancy Maryboy, PhD: (Dineh, Cherokee) PhD, California Institute of Integral Studies; Chair, Science and Cosmology Program. Areas of Emphasis: COsmology, Indigenous and Western Science, Physics, Indigenous Process. Publications Include: Nanit'a Sa'Ah Naaghai Nanit'a Bik'Eh Hozhoon. Living the Order (with David Begay, 1998).

Howard McConeghey: Ed.D., Michigan State University, ATR. Areas of Emphasis: Art Education and Art Therapy, Archetypal Psychology. Publications include: Art and Soul (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003) .

Lloyd Pinkham: (River People) Phd, California Institute of Integral Studies. Areas of Emphasis: Indigenous Science

Leon Secatero: (Canoncito Band of Navajo) Spiritual Elder, Headman, organizer of Council of Indigenous Elders of Turtle Island

Polly Walker: (Cherokee) PhD, University of Queensland, Australia. Areas of Emphasis: Conflict Transformation

MJ Zimmerman: PhD, California Institute of Integral Studies. Areas of Emphasis: Science and Cosmology, History of Thought, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, World Literature

ADJUNCT FACULTY (partial list)

David Abram: PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook. Publications include The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World (Vintage, 1996).

Matthew Bronson: PhD, University of California at Davis.
Areas of Emphasis: Linguistics, Culture and Literacy, Social and Cultural Anthropology. Publications include: "Another Dangerous Idea: Linguistic Relativity and Consciousness in the Human Sciences" (Inner Eye, Spring 2004)

Greg Cajete: (Santa Clara Pueblo) PhD, University of New Mexico. Director of Native American Studies, University of New Mexico. Publications include: Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education (Kivaki Press,1994) and Igniting the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Curriculum Model (Kivaki Press, 1999)

Jesse Wolf Hardin: Areas of Emphasis: Environmental Educations/Activism, Sustainable Living. Publications include: Kindred Spirits: Sacred Earth Wisdom (Swan Raven & Company, 2001).

Alfonso Montuori: PhD, University of Naples. Areas of Emphasis: Transformative Learning, Educational philosophy, Creativity, Systems Theory. Publications include: Social Creativity (with Ronald Purser; Hampton Press, 1999), Creators on Creating (with Frank and Anthea Barron; Tarcher, 1997)

Lee Nichol: Areas of Emphasis: Dialogue, Contemplative phenomenology. Publications include: The Essential David Bohm (Routledge, 2002).

Brian Swimme: PhD, University of Oregon. Areas of Emphasis: Mathematical Cosmology, Evolutionary Dynamics. Publications include The Universe Story (with Thomas Berry; HarperSanFrancisco, 1994), The Universe is a Green Dragon (Bear & Company, 19 84) , and Hidden Heart of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New Story (Orbis Books, 1999).

Rabbi Gershon Winkler: Areas of Emphasis: Jewish Mysticism, Philosophy, Indigenous Thought. Publications include: The Place Where You Are Standing Is Holy (with Lakme Batya Elior, 1998).

Doug von Koss: BFA, University of New Mexico. Areas of Emphasis: Poetry, Chant, Sound and Vibration

 

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