Areas of Study in Human Geography



Intersections of racial/ethnic nationhood, natural resources, militarism:

Native American and Indigenous Studies, Global ethnic relations and nationalism, U.S. interracial relations, Social movements, Crosscultural populist alliances, Racist/white supremacist and anti-racist movements, Environmental Justice and Climate Justice, Maps and historical cartography, Geopolitics and globalization, Military interventions and military bases. C.V. / Resumé.

Published Books

Unlikely Alliances: Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands, Foreword by Winona LaDuke (University of Washington Press / Indigenous Confluences series, 2017). Interview & video.

Asserting Native Resilience: Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations Face the Climate Crisis, edited by Zoltan Grossman & Alan Parker; Foreword by Billy Frank Jr. (Oregon State University Press, 2012). Contents & video. Royalties for both books donated to Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples.



Wisconsin’s Past and Present: A Historical Atlas, by the Wisconsin Cartographers’ Guild; Foreword by William Cronon (University of Wisconsin Press, 1998, 2nd. ed. 2002).

Geography & Native Studies,

The Evergreen State College (2005-21) ASSIGNED BOOKS

Conceptualizing Place: Pacific Northwest Native Art and Geographies (Fall 2020-Spring 2021) with Alex McCarty

American Frontiers: Homelands and Borderlands (Spring 2020) with María Isabel Morales



Catastrophe: Community Resilience in the Face of Disaster (Winter 2020) with Suree Towfighnia

Student-Originated Studies (SOS): Community Resilience (Fall 2019) internships with Center for Community-Based Learning & Action (CCBLA)

A People’s Geography of American Empire (Fall 2018–Winter 2019) Basewatch student research website; Sabbatical in New Mexico & New Zealand (Spring 2019)

Aotearoa New Zealand: Native Decolonization in the Pacific Rim, with Kristina Ackley (Fall 2017–Winter 2018–Spring 2018), Class trip to Aotearoa, Feb.-April 2018: Photos & Videos



Catastrophe: Community Resilience in the Face of Disaster

with Shangrila Joshi & Kristina Ackley (Spring 2017); 2nd Indigenous Climate Justice Symposium



Commodities, Conflict, and Cooperation with Savvina Chowdhury & Sarah Williams (Fall 2016–Winter 2017), CCC student research website

Hawai’i Research Sabbatical (Spring 2016)

Resource Rebels: Environmental Justice Movements Building Hope with Karen Gaul (Fall 2015–Winter 2016), Fossil Fuel Connections website, 1st Indigenous Climate Justice Symposium, Grays Harbor economic options report & article

Native Decolonization in the Pacific Rim: From the Northwest to New Zealand with Kristina Ackley (Fall 2014–Winter 2015–Spring 2015) Class trip to Aotearoa Feb.-April, 2015: Photos & Videos, Study Tour & Student Research Report

American Frontiers, Homelands, and Empire

with Kristina Ackley (Fall 2013–Winter 2014 & Spring 2014)

Making Effective Change: Social Movement Organizing and Activism with Anthony Zaragoza & Lin Nelson (Fall 2012 schedule – Winter 2013 schedule, Spring 2013 schedule), Social Movements Directory, Media Options Directory

Blood and Borders: Tradition & Transformation in Central Europe with Pat Krafcik, Rob Smurr, Marta Botikova (Fall 2011–Winter 2012)

A People’s Geography of American Empire with Larry Mosqueda (Spring 2011)

Native Decolonization in the Pacific Rim: From the Northwest to New Zealand with Kristina Ackley (Fall 2010–Winter 2011), Class trip to Aotearoa, Jan.- Feb., 2011: Study Tour & Student Research Report

American Frontiers: Homelands and Empire with Kristina Ackley (Fall 2009–Winter 2010–Spring 2010)

Food, Place and Culture with Martha Rosemeyer (Spring 2009)

Conceptualizing Native Place with Lara Evans (Fall 2008–Winter 2009), Nisqually Watershed Podcasts

Colonialism and Decolonization with Zahid Shariff (Spring 2008)

Native Decolonization in the Pacific Rim Zoltán Grossman (Winter 2008); with Frances Rains (Fall 2007)

A People’s Geography of American Empire with Larry Mosqueda (Spring 2007)

Political Economy and Social Movements with Pete Bohmer and Anthony Zaragoza (Fall 2006–Winter 2007)

Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations Project of the Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute; Graduate research project with Alan Parker (Summer 2006), Project report & Article

Anti-Indian Movements: Origins, Images, and Responses with Kristina Ackley (Spring 2006)



American Frontiers: Critical Histories with Kristina Ackley and Michael Pfeifer (Fall 2005–Winter 2006)



Academic Research & Service

Ph.D. in Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2002), with Minor in American Indian Studies Program (graduate advisor William Cronon; supported by fellowships from the Udall Foundation and U.W. Foundation).

Doctoral dissertation on “Unlikely Alliances: Treaty Conflicts & Environmental Cooperation Between Native American and Rural White Communities,” studied alliances of tribes and local farmers, ranchers, and fishers in the West and Midwest (using a common “place membership” to build cooperation).

Co-Chair of the Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group (IPSG) of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), 2008-10; Co-recipient of 2014 AAG Enhancing Diversity Award.

IPSG Document on Indigenous Research Ethics Protocols

Bowman Expeditions / México Indígena controversy

Geography brochure for Native students

Member, Native American & Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA).

Senior Research Associate, Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute (NIARI, 2006-12)

Co-founder, Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations Project, 2006, co-organizer of Indigenous Climate Justice Symposiums in 2015, 2017.

Presented on educational workshops and panels.

Master of Environmental Studies Theses

Climate Change at Quileute and Hoh (Chelsie Papiez)

Freshwater Storage in the Snohomish Basin (Nahal Ghoghaie)

Incorporating Tribal Interests in Marine Protected Areas (Otis Bush)

“Whiteness as Property” in the Puyallup Estuary (Amory Ballantine)



Undergraduate Research Examples

Basewatch (A People’s Geography of American Empire website)

Fossil Fuel Connections (Resource Rebels website)

Economic Options for Grays Harbor (Resource Rebels report) & article

Commodities, Conflict, and Cooperation (CCC students website)

Nisqually Watershed Podcasts (Conceptualizing Native Place)

New Zealand Study Abroad 2011, 2015 (Native Decolonization reports)

Spatial Reclamation Project (Christina Shimizu / Collin Smith)

Solutions to Global Warming (Gar Lipow)

ASARCO Project (Alex Becker)

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2002-05)

Assistant Professor of Geography and American Indian Studies,

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Courses & lecture links in Wisconsin:

Native Geographies (nations & countermapping links)

Human Geography & Globalization

Geography of Russia & Eastern Europe (map links)

International Environmental Problems & Policy

(Class website projects : Water privatization, Iraq & Our Energy Future, Tsunami, Caspian Basin Alert)

Faculty/Student Research Collaboration in Wisconsin:

Somali Immigrants in Small Midwestern Communities

Native American Sustainable Agriculture in Wisconsin

Interethnic Relations among Wisconsin Neighbors

Professional Cartography

Professional cartographer and map editor since 1987.

Lecturer on Map Reading and Interpretation, U.W.-Madison (2000-02).

Map editor at Mapping Specialists, Ltd., Madison WI (1987-96)

Calvin Trillin column.

Chief editor of Wisconsin’s Past and Present: A Historical Atlas (U.W. Press, 1998), and Mapping Wisconsin History (State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 2000), by the Wisconsin Cartographers’ Guild.

Sample: Wisconsin Labor & Progressive Histories

Master’s Thesis on development of the Atlas (1998).

Maps published in numerous books and journals. NW Fossil Fuel Ports map.

Community Service

Co-founder of Midwest Treaty Network to support WI Ojibwe spearfishers attacked for exercising their treaty rights, and then to bring together the tribes and white sportfishing groups to protect the fish from mining projects, 1989-2005.

Active in Black Hills Alliance against uranium mining in SD, 1978-80.

Support for Standing Rock blockade of ND oil pipeline, 2016.

Board member of GI Voice & its Coffee Strong resource center by Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, 2008-14.

OTHER education & organizing around Native, environmental, peace and social justice issues. Hosted radio talk shows.

Selected articles & presentations on Indigenous / Environmental Justice / U.S. Racism

Articles & chapters:

Unlikely Alliances & interview

George Floyd Rebellion & Defunding Police & War

Cowboy Indian Alliances & History

Cross-cultural Populism

Idle No More & Unlikely Alliances & Standing Rock

Fascism Denial

Coronavirus pandemic

Another Side of the Evergreen State College Story

Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations

Indigenous Nations’ Responses to Climate Change

Native Renaissance of Washington’s Tribal Nations

Native Cultural Respect Guidelines

Pacific Northwest Fossil Fuel Wars

Ports: Achilles Heel of the Fossil Fuels Monster & map

Oil drilling opposition in New Zealand

Decolonizing Landscapes

When Hate Groups Come to Town: Anti-Indian Organizing

Native and Environmental Movements

Native/non-Native Alliances Against Mining Companies

Crandon Mine Victory Won by a Historic Alliance

Wisconsin treaty rights conflict

From Enemies to Allies

Environmental Justice & White Racial Advantages

Native American “Invasion” of Europe

Grassroots Organizing in the New Corporate Era

Blue Line March marks Olympia climate change shoreline

Presentations (use with attribution):

The Resilience Doctrine: Disaster Cooperativism in the Climate & Pandemic Crises: Part 1 & Part 2

Unlikely Alliances (& video)

Intersections between Indigenous & Immigrant Geographies

Fascist Movements

Reindigenizing Place Names

Native Environmental Justice

Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations (& video)

Climate disaster cooperativism, parts 1 & 2 (& video)

Maori marae hospitality & disaster planning

What is the Anthropocene (video)

Colonial & Community Solutions to the Climate Crisis

The Achilles Heel of the Fossil Fuel Monster

Revitalizing Native Traditions

Sacred Site Protection

Removal Reversed

Anti-Indianism & Anti-Semitism

Relations between Left & Indigenous Movements

Manifest Destiny & Overseas Imperialism

Nisqually Nation and Fort Lewis

Indigenous Cartographies & Countermapping

MORE Writings / Presentations / Interviews

Selected articles & presentations on Global Peace, Interethnic Relations, & Geopolitics

Recent articles:

U.S. Military Interventions from Wounded Knee to Syria

Troops at Home & Defunding Police & War

Iran Crisis

New U.S. Military Bases as Causes of War (& quotes, map, video)

War at Home Meets the Wars Abroad

Refugee Crisis in Hungary and my Father During WWII

Hungarian Model for Trump

Ukraine and the Far Right

The Global War on Tribes

Biochemical Weapons History War in Syria

War in Syria & Kosovo Precedent for Syria?

Rise of the Planet of the People

Libya for the Libyans

Why Kosovo but not Palestine?

Afghanistan: Roach Motel of Empires

Problems with “Humanitarian Interventions”

“Korea Model” for an Endless Occupation of Iraq

The Peace Movement and the Military Community

U.S. Antiwar Movement Activism and Organizing

History of Military Resistance & GI coffeehouse

Remember the ’80s social movements

Khuzestan: First Front in the War on Iran? (& map)

New Challenges for the Peace Movement

Occupation Fails to Capture Iraqis’ Loyalty, Prevent Civil War

The Perils of Occupation: Easier the Victory, Harder the Peace

The Next Stage: A New War Against Saddam’s Opponents

Dispatch from Main Street: Hearts & Minds in the Heartland

“Spam Scam” from George W. Bush (in New York Times)

Anti-nuclear movements in USSR & Philippines

Uranium wars and nuclear weapons in Africa

Wisconsin Rebellion & Singing

Real Fascists in Our Midst

Port Protests in Olympia (Photos & discussion)

Past articles: Iraq, Afghanistan, Philippines, Bosnia, Kosovo, E.U. enlargement, Caucasus, Canada, Somalia, Sarajevo & L.A., Superpowers, Place names (Calvin Trillin column)

Presentations (use with attribution):

Global Network of U.S. Military Bases (& video)

History of U.S. Military Interventions

Fascist movements

Global War on Tribes

Panama Canal Zone bases

The U.S. Antiwar Movement & Port protests

Manifest Destiny & Overseas Imperialism

A People’s Geography of American Empire

Afghanistan: Roach Motel of Empires

Pomegranates and Grenades & poem

The Wars in Iraq & A War with Iran in Khuzestan?

Global Geopolitics

Somali Immigrants in the Rural Midwest

Nationalism in Eastern Europe & ex-USSR & Ukraine

Environmental issues in former Soviet bloc

Environmental effects of warfare & nuclear power

MORE Writings / Presentations / Interview

Personal

Favorite people, musicians, places.

George S. Grossman (1938-2018)

My YouTube videos & favorites

Links on geography, mapping, globalization, environment

Letter to Midwestern friends & family (with Washington photos)

Evergreen links

The Evergreen State College

United Faculty of Evergreen

Native American Studies programs

Native American and Indigenous Programs

Longhouse Education and Cultural Center

Native Pathways Program

Master of Public Administration – Tribal Governance