Laura Terrance

Laura Terrance is an Akwesasne Mohawk (Wolf Clan) scholar serving as an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Buffalo. She holds a PhD in Gender Studies from UCLA, an MA in Ethnic Studies from UC San Diego, and a BS in English from SUNY Brockport. Her research examines violence, civility, and embodiment within settler colonial contexts, employing Indigenous and Black feminist frameworks to analyze anti-colonial resistance tactics. She has presented at Native American and Indigenous Studies conferences and the American Studies Association, focusing on intersections of Indigeneity and Blackness through cultural production.

• Education:
• PhD, Gender Studies, UCLA (2022)
• MA, Ethnic Studies, UC San Diego (2012)
• BS, English, SUNY Brockport (2002)

Her work interrogates state-sanctioned colonial violence against racialized groups through analyses of literature, film, and archival practices. Recent scholarship includes examining Zitkala-Sa’s Native feminist archival strategies. She previously served as a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow before joining UB’s faculty.