Project Title: Native Americans’ Political Identity and Behavior in Wisconsin
Natalie Jones-Kerwin, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Natalie Jones-Kerwin is a fourth-year political science PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studies American and comparative politics. She is a proud tribal member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribal nation. In April 2022, Natalie was selected as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She has also been awarded the SHEP American Indian Graduate Award and the Riley Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant, supporting her efforts to help her tribal nation develop long-term solutions for data sovereignty. Natalie’s scholarly interests and dissertation focus on Native American political identity and behavior, exploring it both as a racial or ethnic identity and as a national identity tied to citizenship in tribal nations. Her work also aims to advance understanding and advocacy for tribal sovereignty rights.
About the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics Recipients