Yanna Yannakakis

Yanna Yannakakis is a Professor and Department Chair of History at Emory University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. Her research focuses on the intersection of ethnohistory and legal history in colonial Mexico, emphasizing Indigenous agency in colonial institutions. She has authored seminal works such as *The Art of Being In-Between* (2008) and *Since Time Immemorial* (2023), the latter awarded the 2009 Howard Francis Cline Memorial Award. Her work decolonizes Indigenous history by centering Indigenous perspectives in legal and social norms.

Yannakakis teaches courses on Mexican, colonial Latin American, Indigenous, and legal history. She has advised numerous doctoral students and co-edited volumes on Indigenous intellectual traditions and legal frameworks. She leads the digital humanities project *Power of Attorney*, exploring Indigenous legal networks in colonial Mexico. Her research spans topics like Native custom, jurisdictional conflicts, and Indigenous strategies for autonomy within colonial systems.

• Education: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Dartmouth College
• Awards: 2009 Howard Francis Cline Memorial Award
• Labs/Projects: Coordinator of the *Power of Attorney* digital humanities project