American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program Staff

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Troy Richardson (Saponi, Ska:rù:rę'/Tuscarora)

Associate Professor

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Program Director

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Troy Richardson (Saponi, Ska:rù:rę'/Tuscarora)
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Leslie Logan (Onöndowa’ga:’/Seneca)

Associate Director

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Leslie Logan (Onöndowa’ga:’/Seneca)
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Starrla Curley (Diné/Navajo)

Student Support Specialist

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Starrla Curley (Diné/Navajo)
  • sc3333 [at] cornell.edu
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Haeñhyanoñhna Powless

Program Coordinator, Akwe:kon

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Haeñhyanoñhna Powless
  • hjp67 [at] cornell.edu

Associated Staff

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Wahieñhawi Hall (Mohawk/Cherokee)

Assistant Director of Equity and Inclusion, Community Liaison for Indigenous Students

American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program

Wahieñhawi Hall (Mohawk/Cherokee)
Wayva Waterman Lyons
Wayva Waterman Lyons (Onoñda’gegá’/Onondaga)

Assistant Director of Financial Aid & Admissions

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Wayva Waterman Lyons (Onoñda’gegá’/Onondaga)
Urszula Piasta-Mansfield
Urszula Piasta-Mansfield

Assistant Director of Recruitment and Access, Graduate School

Urszula Piasta-Mansfield
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Ben Maracle (Kanyen’kehá:ka/Mohawk)

Communications Coordinator

New York State Water Resources Institute

Ben Maracle (Kanyen’kehá:ka/Mohawk)
  • bdm85 [at] cornell.edu
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Michael Roberts (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians)

Natural Areas Project Manager, Cornell Botanic Gardens

Michael Roberts (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians)

Contact us

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