Bio
Dr. Candessa Tehee is a Cherokee Nation citizen who earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology
from the University of Oklahoma. She is also an accomplished artist who was recognized
as a Cherokee National Treasure for fingerweaving in 2019. She previously served as
the Executive Director of the Cherokee Heritage Center, as the Manager of the Cherokee
Language Program, and worked in the Office of Curriculum and Instruction at the Cherokee
Nation Immersion Charter School. She joined the NSU Faculty in Fall 2016 as an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Cherokee and Indigenous Studies. She currently serves
as the Coordinator for the Cherokee Cultural Studies and Cherokee Education degree
programs.
Education:
- PhD, Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, 2014
language revitalization, the intersection of language and culture, Southeastern Indian
art, and the politics of indigeneity
Cherokee language, American Indian studies, Cherokee cultural heritage, language revitalization,
and American Indian politics
Intellectual Content:
- Book Review The Cherokee Syllabary: Writing the Peoples Perseverance by Ellen Cushman. (Book Review), Published, 2016
- : You can hear locusts in the heat of the summer (Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New), Accepted,
- The Park Hill Intelligentsia: Examining the Role of a Cherokee Community in Shaping
History (Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New), Published, 2018
Presentations:
- Cherokee Language Education. - Cherokee Language Symposium - - March 2019
Courses Taught:
- INTR TO AMER INDIAN STUDIES - AIS 2223 - Fall 2020
- ADVANCED CHEROKEE I - CHER 3113 - Fall 2020
- CURR ISSUES IN LANG REVIT - CHER 3813 - Summer 2020
- LANGUAGE AND CULTURE - SOC 3463 - Summer 2020
- ELEMENTARY CHEROKEE II - CHER 1123 - Spring 2020
- CONVERSATIONAL CHEROKEE - AIS 1323 - Spring 2020
- UNIVERSITY STRATEGIES - UNIV 1003 - Fall 2019
- ELEMENTARY CHEROKEE I - CHER 1113 - Fall 2019
- POLITICS & THE AMERICAN INDIAN - POLS 4263 - Summer 2019
- SELF-DETERMINATION MOVEMENTS - CHER 4153 - Spring 2019
- ELEMENTARY CHEROKEE II - CHER 1123 - Spring 2019
- METH OF TCHING IN IMMER CLASS - CHER 3513 - Fall 2018
- CHEROKEE CULTURAL HERITAGE - CHER 4113 - Fall 2018
- SEMINAR IN AMERICAN STUDIES - AMST 5923 - Summer 2018
- CURR ISSUES IN LANG REVIT - CHER 3813 - Spring 2018
- ELEMENTARY CHEROKEE II - CHER 1123 - Spring 2018
