Gabrielle Tayac
Associate Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies, George Mason University
Biography
Gabrielle Tayac, a native Piscataway, holds a PhD in sociology from Harvard University and is a George Mason University (GMU) Associate Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies. A community-engaged public historian, she served as an inaugural curator, historian, and educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, helping to transform museum practices to energize Native reunification with cultural sources that uphold tribal sovereignty and civic education. At GMU, Tayac also supports students as an undergraduate advisor and advisor to the Native American and Indigenous Alliance.