Delphine Red Shirt
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Delphine Red Shirt is a Native-American (Oglala Lakota
) writer.
in a small town in northern Nebraska
where she attended public school, learning to speak English for the first time. After her family returned to the reservation, she first attended government schools and later Red Cloud High School
, a Catholic high school in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
. She attended Regis College at Regis University
in Denver, with a major in Accounting and a minor in History.
Red Shirt has been a member of the United States Marine Corps
. She served as the Chairperson of the United Nations
NGO Committee on the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People, 1995–96, and as the United Nations Representative for the Four Directions Council: International Indigenous Organization with access to the UN from 1994 to 1997. During this time she also received her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies in Creative Writing from Wesleyan University
and was an advisor to Native American Students at Yale University
.
Recently Red Shirt has served as an Adjunct Professor of American Studies and English at Yale University in the Fall 2001 term and at Connecticut College
during the Spring term in 2001 and 2002. She has maintained an extensive schedule of public speaking and appearances and has narrated film for the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. She had given interviews on National Public Radio, as well as other radio and television interviews.
She is now Series Editor for The University of Nebraska Press
: "Race and Ethnicity in the American West. The series seeks to bridge the gap between old and new western history, and to suggest an alternative that examines the racial and ethnic experience as a primary factor in the establishment of the West as a region, thus nurturing a dynamic, holistic perception of western history. Books published in the series will explore the dynamic interactions between groups over time, with comparative approaches that showcase this interaction as a primary factor in creating the West's unique regional identity.
Redshirt has been a freelance writer and syndicated columnist
for Indian Country Today, the Lakota Nation Journal of Rapid City, South Dakota
, and the Hartford Courant newspaper in Hartford, Connecticut
. She is now a student in the doctoral program in Native American Studies at the University of Arizona
and also has 2 daughters: Kirsten, Megan & 1 son named Justin and has a husband named Richard who is the dean of Stanford
Oglala Lakota
The Oglala Lakota or Oglala Sioux are one of the seven subtribes of the Lakota people; along with the Nakota and Dakota, they make up the Great Sioux Nation. A majority of the Oglala live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the eighth-largest Native American reservation in the...
) writer.
Biography
Red Shirt spent her earliest years off the Pine Ridge Indian ReservationPine Ridge Indian Reservation
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is an Oglala Sioux Native American reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Originally included within the territory of the Great Sioux Reservation, Pine Ridge was established in 1889 in the southwest corner of South Dakota on the Nebraska border...
in a small town in northern Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
where she attended public school, learning to speak English for the first time. After her family returned to the reservation, she first attended government schools and later Red Cloud High School
Red Cloud High School (South Dakota)
Red Cloud High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City and serves Oglala Lakota Native American children on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.-Background:...
, a Catholic high school in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Pine Ridge is a census-designated place in and the most populous community of Shannon County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2010 census. It is the tribal headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.-History:By 2011, a gang culture...
. She attended Regis College at Regis University
Regis University
Regis University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic, Jesuit university in the United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1877, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
in Denver, with a major in Accounting and a minor in History.
Red Shirt has been a member of the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. She served as the Chairperson of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
NGO Committee on the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People, 1995–96, and as the United Nations Representative for the Four Directions Council: International Indigenous Organization with access to the UN from 1994 to 1997. During this time she also received her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies in Creative Writing from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
and was an advisor to Native American Students at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
Recently Red Shirt has served as an Adjunct Professor of American Studies and English at Yale University in the Fall 2001 term and at Connecticut College
Connecticut College
Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut.The college was founded in 1911, as Connecticut College for Women, in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women...
during the Spring term in 2001 and 2002. She has maintained an extensive schedule of public speaking and appearances and has narrated film for the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. She had given interviews on National Public Radio, as well as other radio and television interviews.
She is now Series Editor for The University of Nebraska Press
University of Nebraska Press
The University of Nebraska Press, founded in 1941, is a publisher of scholarly and popular-press books. It is the second-largest state university press in the United States and, including private institutions, ranks among the 10 largest university presses in the United States...
: "Race and Ethnicity in the American West. The series seeks to bridge the gap between old and new western history, and to suggest an alternative that examines the racial and ethnic experience as a primary factor in the establishment of the West as a region, thus nurturing a dynamic, holistic perception of western history. Books published in the series will explore the dynamic interactions between groups over time, with comparative approaches that showcase this interaction as a primary factor in creating the West's unique regional identity.
Redshirt has been a freelance writer and syndicated columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
for Indian Country Today, the Lakota Nation Journal of Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
, and the Hartford Courant newspaper in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
. She is now a student in the doctoral program in Native American Studies at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
and also has 2 daughters: Kirsten, Megan & 1 son named Justin and has a husband named Richard who is the dean of Stanford
See also
- List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
- Native American StudiesNative American StudiesNative American Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America, or, taking a hemispheric approach, the Americas...