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Katherine Ann Spilde Contreras is an American anthropologist. She is a professor and endowed chair of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming at San Diego State University, specializing in government-owned casino gambling models and Tribal Government Gaming.

Education

Spilde was raised in Mahnomen, Minnesota on White Earth Indian Reservation although she is not a tribal member.[1] Her parents were teachers.[2] Spilde completed a B.A. in anthropology at University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1991. She earned an M.A. in anthropology at George Washington's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences in 1993.[3] Her master's thesis was titled "I'm gonna get mines" : drugs, ethics and hope on the streets of Washington, D.C. Her thesis advisor was Ruth Krulfeld.[3] Spidle completed a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology at University of California, Santa Cruz in 1998 and a M.B.A. in entrepreneurship from University of California, Riverside.[4][2] Her doctoral advisor was Triloki Pandey. Spidle's dissertation was titled Acts of sovereignty, acts of identity: Negotiating interdependence through tribal government gaming on the White Earth Indian Reservation.[5]

Career

Spilde began as a policy analyst and writer for the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC). She was then appointed Director of Research for the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) in Washington, DC. She was a leading developer for the creation of the John F. Kennedy School of Government's National Indian Gaming Library and Resource Center.[2]

In 2003, she was hired as Executive Director for the Center of California Native Nations, and in 2008 she was named the Endowed Chair of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming at San Diego State University.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ Levy, Paul (2003-02-04). "The link between Harvard, reservation baffles researchers". Star Tribune. pp. A5. Retrieved 2019-11-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c Jorgensen, Miriam (2007). Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance and Development. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816524235.
  3. ^ a b Spilde, Katherine Ann (1993). "I'm gonna get mines": drugs, ethics and hope on the streets of Washington, D.C. (Thesis).
  4. ^ a b "Kathrine Spilde Faculty Profile". L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. San Diego State University. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Spilde, Katherine Ann (1998). Acts of sovereignty, acts of identity: negotiating interdependence through tribal government gaming on the White Earth Indian Reservation. OCLC 40710358.
  6. ^ "Katherine Spilde Papers On Native American Gaming Available For Researchers". Libraries News Blog. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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