Gretchen Stolte

Gretchen Stolte is a Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce) scholar and Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Western Australia, where she serves as discipline lead and convenor of anthropology programs. Her research examines the relationship between cultural objects and identity, with particular focus on Indigenous material culture from North America and Australia.

Key research areas include:

• Anti-colonial approaches to museum collections
• Cultural protocols in artifact research
• Practice-based methodologies
• Indigenous-settler institutional relationships

Her publications frequently address museum ethics and decolonial theory, with recent works analyzing consultation processes, cultural representation, and community-engaged research methods. Curatorial projects include Old Masters: Australia's Great Bark Artists (National Museum of Australia) and Queensland Aboriginal Creations: Agency and Legacy (University of Queensland).

She teaches research design, anthropological ethics, material culture studies, and Indigenous methodologies. As a practicing bead artist and weaver, she bridges academic and community-based knowledge practices.