Michelle Cassidy

Professor Michelle Cassidy is a faculty member in the Department of History, World Languages & Cultures at Central Michigan University, where she teaches Indigenous history and the Civil War. She serves as an advisor for the Native American and Indigenous Studies certificate program.

Education:

• B.A. from University of Michigan, 2007
• Ph.D. from University of Michigan, 2016

Research Focus: Her scholarship centers on Great Lakes Indigenous communities, with particular expertise in Anishinaabe experiences during the Civil War era. Her award-winning 2023 book examines how military service became a strategy for Indigenous sovereignty negotiations. Current work investigates intergenerational impacts of wartime service on Indigenous families, especially women navigating federal policies.