 Christie M. Poitra
Master of Arts, American Indian Studies, 2010 Cohort
Email: cpoitra@ucla.edu
Subfields:
California Tribal Communities, Urban Indian Communities, Education Inequality, Governance, Qualitative Methods
Research Interests:
Christie’s graduate work focuses on California Native Nations. Her current research expands and critiques existing theory on sovereignty and nation development. Her other interests include contemporary Indian education, health care and community identity.
Background:
Christie graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies and a minor in Native American Studies. She spent the following year teaching first grade at Tohatchi Elementary School on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. As a first-year teacher, she was honored with District Growth Awards in both Math and Reading and helped her school achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standing. Christie plans to later pursue a Juris Doctorate and continue her work with California tribal communities.
Publications:
Poitra, Christie. “Re-defining Sovereignty: Toward a Model of Embeddedness for Native American Communities.” The Berkeley McNair Journal. Volume 15, Spring 2007.
Grants and Awards:
Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program (2008)
Center for Race and Gender Research Grant (2006)
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program (2005)
Conference Presentations:
“Examining Sovereignty Among Northern California Tribes.” Presented at the Annual California McNair Conference. Berkeley, California. August 2006.
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