Meet the Faculty

Nancy Bonvillain

Anthropology and Linguistics
Division: Social Studies
Appointment: 1996

Hall College Center
413-528-7233
nancyb@simons-rock.edu

Education:

PhD in Anthropology; Columbia University, 1972
BA, magna cum laude; Hunter College of the City University of New York, 1966
Phi Beta Kappa

Professional History:

SUNY-Stony Brook
Columbia University Summer Session
New School for Social Research
Michigan State University

Areas of Interest:

Native American cultures and histories • Indigenous rights movements • Native American languages • Iroquoian linguistics

Research Interests/Professional Service:

• Native American cultures and histories
• Indigenous rights movements
• Native American languages
• Iroquoian linguistics

Publications/Book Chapters/Exhibitions/Performances:

4 textbooks published by Prentice-Hall

• Cultural Anthropology (3 editions)
• Language, Culture and Communication (6 editions)
• Women and Men (4 editions)
• Native Nations
• 18 monographs on Native American tribes published by Chelsea House Publishers
• articles on Iroquoian linguistics and culture history

Other Activities

Director, Tutoring and Writing Center, Faculty organizer of annual Diversity Day events