We Still Remain: Southeast Indigenous Research Network

The We Still Remain: Southeast Indigenous Research Network, an output of the We Still Remain Conference, seeks to:

  • promote a deeper understanding of Southeast (SE) Indigenous Studies;
  • encourage the research interests of underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students in SE Indigenous Peoples and communities;
  • increase the knowledge of SE Indigenous Peoples and the research and education programming happening in their communities; and
  • support early career and senior scholars in their research development.

Our current research areas:

  • Architecture Planning & Landscape
  • Art
  • Culture & Societies
  • Environment
  • Environmental Law
  • Health
  • Higher Education
  • History
  • Indigenous Data/Research Governance
  • Intergovernmental Relations
  • Journalism
  • Law & Policy
  • State Recognition

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 Name & Tribal Affiliation Research Area Contact
AIYANA LYNCH (Haliwa Saponi)

AIYANA LYNCH
(Haliwa Saponi)


 Health all043(at)bravemail.uncp.edu
ALEISHA HUNT (Lumbee)

ALEISHA HUNT
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education hunta(at)edu.ecu
DR. ASHLEY MCMILLAN (Lumbee)

ASHLEY MCMILLAN
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education ashley.mcmillan(at)uncp.edu
CHIEF AUGUST CREPPEL (United Houma Nation)

CHIEF AUGUST CREPPEL
(United Houma Nation)

 Culture and Societies
Indigenous Data/Research Governance		 nativeco1369(at)yahoo.com
BETH ROACH (Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia)

BETH ROACH
(Nottoway Indian Tribe
of Virginia)

 Environment
History		 beth.roach(at)doa.nc.gov
DR. BRITTANY DANIELLE HUNT (Lumbee)

BRITTANY DANIELLE
HUNT(Lumbee)

 Higher Education brittanyhunt7(at)gmail.com
BROOKLYN BROWN (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)

BROOKLYN BROWN
(Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians)

 Art
Culture and Societies
Journalism		 broobrow33(at)gmail.com
CARI FURINESS

CARI FURINESS

 Environment
Higher Education		 cari_furiness(at)ncsu.edu
CONCETTA BULLARD (Lumbee)

CONCETTA BULLARD
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education concetta.bullard(at)uncp.edu
DANA HEDGPETH (Haliwa-Saponi Tribe)

DANA HEDGPETH
(Haliwa-Saponi Tribe)

 Journalism hedgpethd(at)gmail.com
DANIELLE HIRALDO (Lumbee)

DANIELLE HIRALDO
(Lumbee)

 State Recognition
Law and Policy
Intergovernmental Relations		 hiraldo(at)arizona.edu
DARLENE GRAHAM (Waccamaw Siouan Tribe)

DARLENE GRAHAM
(Waccamaw Siouan Tribe)

 Architecture, Planning, and Landscape
Environment		 djgraham1113(at)gmail.com
DEREK OXENDINE, PH.D. (Lumbee)

DEREK OXENDINE
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education derek.oxendine(at)uncp.edu
CHIEF G. ANNE RICHARDSON (Rappahannock Tribe 'Beaver Clan')

CHIEF G. ANNE RICHARDSON
(Rappahannock Tribe 'Beaver Clan')

 Culture and Societies
Indigenous Data/Research Governance		 arichardson(at)rappahannocktribe.org
GREG RICHARDSON

GREG RICHARDSON
(Haliwa-Saponi)

 Intergovernmental Relations greg.richardson(at)doa.nc.gov
HANNAH GOINS (Lumbee)

HANNAH GOINS
(Lumbee)

 Law and Policy hannahgoins(at)email.arizona.edu
JADA L. BROOKS (Lumbee)

JADA L. BROOKS
(Lumbee)

 Environment
Health		 jada(at)email.unc.edu
JESALYN KEZIAH (Lumbee)

JESALYN KEZIAH
(Lumbee)

 Architecture Planning and Landscape
Environment
Higher Education		 jesalynk(at)live.unc.edu
JESSICA LAMBERT WARD (Lumbee)

JESSICA LAMBERT WARD
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education jessical(at)email.unc.edu
JOCELYN PAINTER (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska)

JOCELYN PAINTER
(Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska)

 Environment jrpainte(at)ncsu.edu
JONGEUN YOU

JONGEUN YOU

 Environment
Indigenous Data/Research Governance
Law and Policy		 younjc(at)umich.edu
JOSHUA L. RICHARDSON, ESQ. (Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe)

JOSHUA L. RICHARDSON
(Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe)

 Law and Policy josh27844(at)gmail.com
KARLI MOORE (Lumbee)

KARLI MOORE
(Lumbee)

 Environment kamoore9(at)ncsu.edu
KIM PEVIA (Lumbee)

KIM PEVIA
(Lumbee)

 Art kimpevia(at)gmail.com
DR. LAWRENCE T. LOCKLEAR (Lumbee)

LAWRENCE T. LOCKLEAR
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education lawrence.locklear(at)uncp.edu
LEANN STRICKLAND MELVIN (Lumbee)

LEANN STRICKLAND MELVIN
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education leann.melvin(at)uncp.edu
LYDIA LOCKLEAR (Lumbee)

LYDIA LOCKLEAR
(Lumbee)

 Environment
Higher Education
Indigenous Data/Research Governance
Law and Policy		 Lawlocklear(at)gmail.com
Mary Ann Jacobs

MARY ANN JACOBS
(Lumbee)

 Societies and Culture mary.jacobs(at)uncp.edu
MARY BETH LOCKLEAR (Lumbee)

MARY BETH LOCKLEAR
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education mary.locklear(at)uncp.edu
MYIA N. REYES (Lumbee)

MYIA N. REYES
(Lumbee)

 Higher Education myia.reyes(at)uncp.edu
PHILIP BELL (Coharie_Lumbee)

PHILIP BELL
(Coharie and Lumbee)

 Environment pungo2(at)outlook.com
QUA LYNCH ADKINS (Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe)

QUA LYNCH ADKINS
(Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe)

 Higher Education qual(at)email.unc.edu
REBECCA ASSER

REBECCA ASSER

 Architecture Planning and Landscape rlasser(at)ncsu.edu
RONNY BELL (Lumbee)

RONNY BELL
(Lumbee)

 Health rbell(at)wakehealth.edu
SAMUEL R. COOK

SAMUEL R. COOK

 Higher Education sacook2(at)vt.edu
SUE JACOBS (Waccamaw Siouan Tribe)

SUE JACOBS
(Waccamaw Siouan Tribe)

 Architecture Planning and Landscape
Environment		 lyjacobs2349(at)gmail.com
SUMMER SUTTON (Lumbee)

SUMMER SUTTON
(Lumbee)

 Architecture Planning and Landscape summer.sutton(at)yale.edu
TRACIE LOCKLEAR

TRACIE LOCKLEAR
(Lumbee and Coharie)

 Health tlockl12(at)nccu.edu
TROY RICHARDSON (Saponi_Tuscarora)

TROY RICHARDSON
(Saponi Tuscarora)

 Higher Education tar37(at)cornell.edu