Claudia Haake

Claudia Haake is a Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University since 2007, with prior teaching experience at University of York, University of Bielefeld, and University of Cologne.

• PhD from University of Bielefeld
• MA from Johns Hopkins University

Her research focuses on Native American history with emphasis on:

• Transnational comparisons (Mexican Yaquis vs. US Delawares)
• 19th-20th century Indigenous-State relations
• Legal resistance through petitions and diplomacy
• Treaty rights and cultural sovereignty

Recent scholarship examines:

• Wampum as diplomatic tool
• Trauma-informed history pedagogy
• Protection frameworks in Haudenosaunee petitions
• Legal pluralism in Seneca resistance

Scientific recognition includes:

• University and Faculty citations
• Teaching grants across institutions
• International research fellowships

As a multilingual scholar (German, Spanish), she connects hemispheric indigenous experiences through cross-cultural analysis and comparative frameworks.