Dian Million

Dian Million (Tanana Athabascan) is an Associate Professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Washington, with affiliations in Canadian Studies, Comparative History of Ideas, and English. She holds a PhD from UC Berkeley.

Research Focus:

• Indigenous feminist approaches to trauma and healing
• Intersections of affect theory and colonial history
• Indigenous human rights frameworks
• Native literatures and storytelling

Her book Therapeutic Nations analyzes trauma narratives within Indigenous self-determination movements, examining connections between violence against Indigenous women and global capitalism. Dr. Million develops 'felt theory' methodologies that center Indigenous experiences.

Courses taught include Contemporary American Indian Literature, Gender in AI/AN Lives, and Critical Conversations in American Indian Studies. Her work bridges academic scholarship with community-based knowledge systems.