To celebrate Native American Heritage Month 2021, AcademicInfluence.com focuses on 35 scholars from indigenous people groups in North America who have had a profound influence on academia, literature, history, the arts, science, politics, activism, and more:
Influential American Indian Scholars
"One of the goals of AcademicInfluence.com is to draw more attention to remarkable people who may be unknown to the general public but whose achievements enrich us all," says Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and Wake Forest University professor of physics. "Native American Heritage Month offers an opportunity to shine a spotlight on gifted people from indigenous nations whose influence has for too long been under-recognized."
