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Past Wayne Morse Resident Scholars
Daniel HoSang
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Rennard Strickland (2005-06) A legal historian of Osage and Cherokee heritage, Rennard Strickland, Philip H. Knight Professor of Law, emeritus, University of Oregon, is considered a pioneer in introducing Indian law into university curriculum. He has written and edited more than 35 books and is frequently cited by courts and scholars for his work as revision editor in chief of the Handbook of Federal Indian Law. Strickland has been involved in the resolution of a number of significant Indian cases. He was the dean of the UO School of Law from 1997 to 2002. Strickland was the intellectual guide for the Morse Center's inquiry into indigenous peoples. He co-taught classes with Wilma Mankiller and Richard West, served as the curator of an exhibit of art movie posters at the Jacobs Gallery in Eugene, and celebrated his fortieth book and fortieth year of teaching at a symposium and reception at the law school. Brian Klopotek (2005-06) Brian Klopotek is an assistant professor in the UO Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies Program. His research areas include Native Americans of the southeastern United States, ethno-history, federal recognition of Indian tribes, Indian educational history, and American Indians and the cinema. His publications include the paper, "I guess your warrior look doesn't work every time': Challenging Indian Masculinity in the Cinema." He is currently writing about the Tunica Treasure and Indian education in the segregated South. Klopotek spoke at the Center's symposium on Sovereignty and Native Education and organized a seminar on "Indigenous National Building" with Jennifer Nez Denetdale and J. Kehulani Kauanui.
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