Daniel M. Cobb

Daniel M. Cobb is a Professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in American Indian history since 1887, political activism, ethnohistory, and global Indigenous rights. Holding a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma (2003), he previously taught at Miami University and served as Assistant Director of the D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the Newberry Library. Notable roles include Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies at the University of Helsinki (2017–2018).

His research focuses on decolonial thought, Indigenous sovereignty, and biography. Major works include Native Activism in Cold War America (2008), Say We Are Nations (2015), and co-edited volumes like Beyond Red Power (2007). Awards include the Tanner Award for Teaching Excellence (2012) and the Labriola Center National Book Award (2009).

Engaged scholarship includes creating the Great Courses: Native Peoples of North America (2016) and directing public projects like the Clyde Warrior Memorial Building exhibit (2007). Current projects involve biographies of Ponca activist Clyde Warrior and Flathead intellectual D’Arcy McNickle, alongside digital humanities initiatives like the Experiential World of D’Arcy McNickle website.