Red Hoop Talk EP 26: MARY ANN JACOBS, Lumbee Tribe

This week on #REDHOOPTALK, we will be visiting with Dr. Mary Ann Jacobs, who is Lumbee. She was born in Chicago and moved to Lumbee territory in Pembroke, NC when she was 13. Mary Ann is Associate Professor and Chair of the American Indian Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She teaches courses in American Indian Studies, American Indian identity, education and cultural competency. She was previously the Director of American Indian Studies at California State University, Long Beach (1990 – 1996) and an Assistant Professor of Social Work at San Diego State University (2005 – 2007). Dr. Jacobs is the co-editor of one book and is the author of several peer-reviewed articles, book sections and reports dealing American Indian women, STEM education for American Indian students, historical trauma, foster care, racial identity, Chicago’s American Indian community, American Indian lesbian and gays, child welfare policies for Indigenous children and decolonizing methods. She graduated with her doctorate from the University of Chicago in child welfare policy.

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