Susana Grajales Geliga, Ph.D.
- Charles W. and Mary C. Martin Professor of Western American History
- Assistant Professor
- Native American History, Great Plains Tribes
Additional Information
Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (History)
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (History)
B.S., Oglala Lakota College (Education)
B.S., Oglala Lakota College (Native American Studies)
Background
Dr. Geliga is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe and is of Taino descent. She received her PhD in History with a specialization in Ethnic Studies, and her M.A. in History with a focus on Great Plains Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received her B.S. degrees in Education, and Native American Studies, and her A.A. degrees in Lakota language, and Lakota Studies from the Oglala Lakota College in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Her primary areas of research are the histories of Native American women, and the construction of Native American identities in the early twentieth century.
Prior to returning to graduate school, she taught Lakota language and culture in the Rapid City public school system for eight years, and Lakota language at Oglala Lakota College in Rapid City for two years. She also created the Little White Buffalo Project, a Lakota language and cultural preservation non-profit program, where she worked with over 580 Urban Native American youth over the course of thirteen years.
For the past 20 years, she has also been active nationally and internationally with the preservation of languages and cultures of Indigenous peoples.
She is also a co-director for the Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
Frequently Taught Courses
- Introduction to Native American Studies
- Native American Women
- Native American Identities
Additional Information
Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (History)
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (History)
B.S., Oglala Lakota College (Education)
B.S., Oglala Lakota College (Native American Studies)
Background
Dr. Geliga is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe and is of Taino descent. She received her PhD in History with a specialization in Ethnic Studies, and her M.A. in History with a focus on Great Plains Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received her B.S. degrees in Education, and Native American Studies, and her A.A. degrees in Lakota language, and Lakota Studies from the Oglala Lakota College in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Her primary areas of research are the histories of Native American women, and the construction of Native American identities in the early twentieth century.
Prior to returning to graduate school, she taught Lakota language and culture in the Rapid City public school system for eight years, and Lakota language at Oglala Lakota College in Rapid City for two years. She also created the Little White Buffalo Project, a Lakota language and cultural preservation non-profit program, where she worked with over 580 Urban Native American youth over the course of thirteen years.
For the past 20 years, she has also been active nationally and internationally with the preservation of languages and cultures of Indigenous peoples.
She is also a co-director for the Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
Frequently Taught Courses
- Introduction to Native American Studies
- Native American Women
- Native American Identities