Keely Smith

Dr. Keely Smith is a Lecturer in the Department of History at Tulane University's School of Liberal Arts, specializing in Native American and early American history. Her research examines southeastern Native nations during the 18th-19th centuries, with particular focus on Muscogee cultural sovereignty.

Key research areas include:

• Muscogee language preservation and cultural sovereignty
• Indigenous communication networks
• Native American dispossession and removal policies
• Intersections of race and gender in early America
• Historical methodologies in Native studies

Her forthcoming publication analyzes women's communication networks in maintaining Muscogee cultural sovereignty during the early American republic period. Dr. Smith offers courses on Native South history and indigenous language revitalization.