Faculty and Instructors

Michael Wilson
AIS Director and
Associate Professor, English
Teaching and research interests: Indigenous Literatures of North America, and Postcolonial Theory and Indigenous Literatures. michael@uwm.edu

Kimberly Blaeser
Professor Emeritus
Teaching and research interests: Native American Literatures, Theories of Indigenous Literatures, American Nature Writing, and Creative Writing including Poetry, Life Writing, and Nature Writing. kblaeser@uwm.edu

Nathon Breu
Instructor
Teaches the AIS 105: Anishinaabe Ethnobotany: Plants in Anishinaabe Culture, AIS 203: Western Great Lakes American Indian Community Life of the Past, and HIS 262: North American Indian History to 1887 courses. ntbreu@uwm.edu
Teaching and research interests: Indigenous history, language, and culture.

Angela Mesic
Associate Lecturer
Teaches the AIS 161 and AIS 162: Indigenous Languages of Wisconsin with curriculum developed in partnership with fluent elders. Encourages language revitalization of Anishinaabemowin and other indigenous languages.
Teaching and research interests: language pedagogy and curriculum and Anishinaabemowin literature and culture. amuitz@uwm.edu
Honored Elders