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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">CORRECTION – The degree was awarded posthumously to Joel Iacoomes in 2011, not Caleb Cheeshateaumuck.
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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">HUNAP would like to sincerely thank Lisa Brooks,
</span></strong>John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities, <strong><span style="font-weight:normal">for her time and dedication to Harvard University. Professor Brooks has accepted a tenured faculty position at Amherst College starting Fall 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">At Harvard, Professor Brooks taught courses in Native American literature, with attention to historical and contemporary political contexts, and a special focus on the role of writing in
the Native northeast. Her first book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Common-Pot-Northeast-Indigenous/dp/0816647844">The Common Pot: Indigenous Writing and the Reconstruction of Native Space in the Northeast</a></i>, focuses on the role of writing as
a tool of social reconstruction and land reclamation in the Native networks of the northeast. She served as a faculty member on the Committee for Ethnic Studies, guiding Harvard College students work in the Indigeneity track, and on the HUNAP Faculty Advisory
Board. Her research on the Harvard Indian College not only helped inform the general Harvard community, but also supported the awarding of a posthumous Degree to Caleb Cheeshateaumuck in 2011. As a strong supporter of American Indian studies, she served
as the Harvard faculty liaison for the Newberry Consortium, coordinating student support and participation in the Newberry Library’s seminars, events and summer workshop.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Of her time at Harvard, Professor Brooks remarks, “</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">for
me, HUNAP is one of the strongest forces at Harvard. It kept me there and grounded me. I will always be grateful for the home HUNAP provided to me and the entire community. I’m especially thankful for the incredibly strong leadership I witnessed in Shelly
Lowe, Carmen Lopez, Steven Abbott and Jason Packineau in building and sustaining the program, and I’m also grateful to Professor Norman for his compassion and mentorship. Finally, I’m honored that I was able to work with so many extraordinary students, from
whom I<i> </i>learned so much over the years.”<strong><span style="font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">Professor Brooks (Abenaki) received her B.A. in Anthropology and Native American Studies from Goddard College, her M.A. in English Literature from Boston College, and her Ph.D. in English
Language and Literature (with a minor in American Indian Studies) from Cornell University. She has served on the Editorial Board of Studies in American Indian Literatures, the Council of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, and on the Advisory
Board of Gedakina, a non-profit organization focused on indigenous cultural revitalization, educational outreach, and community wellness in northern New England.</span></strong>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">HUNAP staff and students wish Professor Brooks the best of luck this fall in her Associate Professor of English and
American Studies position at Amherst College. A special recognition of Professor Brooks will take place at the HUNAP Commencement Dinner on May 24<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif";color:maroon">Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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