Shari Huhndorf

Shari Huhndorf is the Class of 1938 Professor of Native American Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her work bridges interdisciplinary Native American studies, gender studies, and contemporary cultural production.

• Ph.D., Comparative Literature, New York University
• M.A., Comparative Literature, New York University
• B.A., English, University of Redlands

Her research focuses on Indigenous territorial claims, cultural representation, and transnational Indigenous politics. She has authored and co-edited significant volumes advancing Native American scholarship, with a particular emphasis on Alaska Native communities.

Huhndorf has received multiple accolades, including national awards for her co-edited works and prestigious fellowships from the Guggenheim, Ford, and Woodrow Wilson Foundations.

Affiliations:

• Board of Trustees, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Chair of Repatriation Committee)
• Center for Race and Gender, UC Berkeley
• Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, UC Berkeley

She actively mentors graduate students and contributes to Indigenous education through organizations like the CIRI Foundation and the Alaska Federation of Natives.