Participant Info

First Name
Heather
Last Name
Bruegl
Country
United States
State
Affiliation
Historian/Lecturer
Website URL
www.heatherbruegl.com
Keywords
public historian, indigenous, indigenous history, author, inclusive history, museums, land acknowledgements, public speaker, early founding history, American Revolution
Availability
Media Contact
Additional Contact Information
PhD
MA

Personal Info

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About Me

Heather Bruegl is an Oneida Nation of Wisconsin citizen and first-line descendent Stockbridge-Munsee. She is a graduate of Madonna University in Michigan and holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in U.S. History. Her research comprises numerous topics related to American history, legacies of colonization and Indigeneity, the history of American Boarding Schools, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (#MMIW). Heather has presented her work at academic institutions, including the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bard College, Vassar College, and Brooklyn Law School.

Heather consults for various museums and universities and is a frequent lecturer at conferences on topics ranging from intergenerational racism and trauma to the fight for clean water in the Native community. She has been invited to share her research on Indigenous history, including policy and activism, museum equity, and Land Back initiatives, for institutions such as the Tate and the Brooklyn Public Library. Heather opened and spoke at the Women’s March Anniversary in Lansing, Michigan, in January 2018 and at the first-ever Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, DC, in January 2019. In 2019, 2020, and 2021, Heather spoke at the Crazy Horse Memorial and Museum in Custer, South Dakota, for its Talking Circle Series.

Heather is a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where she studies First Nations Education, focusing on the importance of telling truth in history. Heather is a public historian, activist, and independent consultant who works with institutions and organizations for Indigenous sovereignty and collective liberation.

Recent Publications

Racial Justice in America: Indigenous Peoples Series

Indigenous Peoples of North America Series

Media Coverage
Country Focus
United States
Expertise by Geography
United States
Expertise by Chronology
18th century, 19th century, Early Modern
Expertise by Topic
American Revolution, American Presidents, Indigenous Peoples, Law, Museums, Rebellion & Revolution