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Rains, Frances V.


 

Phone: (360) 867-6086

Location: Sem II C-4104

Expertise: Native American studies, history, women's studies

Background: B.S., Elementary Education/American Indian Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1978; M.S., Elementary Education/Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1987; Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction/Curriculum Theory/Multicultural Education-Elementary Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1995.

Interest: Indigenous knowledge;decolonization;Native women;historical/contemporary Indigenous sustainability;Native history before/after Columbus; U.S. history; critical race theory; women of color; race/class/gender issues; ethics and qualitative research methods

 

Year Offering
2013-14 Health Inequity: Telling the Story and Changing It
2013-14 Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest: "We carry strength, dignity and soul"
2012-13 Even When Erased, We Exist: Native American Women Standing Strong for Justice
2012-13 Reading Between the Lines: U.S. Women of Color in the 20th Century
2012-13 Reality Check: Indian Images and [Mis]Representations