Renya Katarine Ramirez (born 1959) ^[1] is a Ho-Chunk American anthropologist, author, and Native feminist. She is a professor of anthropology at University of California, Santa Cruz. Ramirez has written 2 books on Native American culture.

Early life and education

Reyna K. Ramirez was born in 1959 to Woesha Cloud North and Robert Carver North. ^[2] She has 3 sisters and a brother. ^[3] She is the youngest granddaughter of prominent Native American leaders Elizabeth Bender Roe Cloud and Henry Roe Cloud. ^[2] Ramirez is an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. ^[4] She completed a Ph.D. at Stanford Graduate School of Education in 1999. Her dissertation was titled, Healing through grief: Native Americans re-imagining, culture, community and citizenship in San Jose, California. Ramirez's doctoral advisor was Renato Rosaldo. ^[3]

Career

Ramirez is a professor of anthropology at University of California, Santa Cruz. ^[4] She is a Native feminist scholar. ^[5] Ramirez is the executive producer, co-producer, screenwriter, and co-director of the film, Standing in the Place of Fear: Legacy of Henry Roe Cloud. ^[4]

Personal life

Ramirez is married to Gil and has a daughter and 2 sons. ^[3]

Selected works

• Ramirez, Renya K. (2007). Native Hubs: Culture, Community, and Belonging in Silicon Valley and Beyond. Duke University Press. ISBN  978-0-8223-4030-0. ^[6]
• Ramirez, Renya K. (2018). Standing Up to Colonial Power: The Lives of Henry Roe and Elizabeth Bender Cloud. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN  978-1-4962-1268-9. ^[7]

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