Paul Conrad
University of Texas at Arlington, History, Faculty Member
- Colorado State University - Pueblo, History, Faculty MemberSouthern Methodist University, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Post-Doc, and 2 moreadd
- I am an associate professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, where I teach courses on Native American history and literature. My research focuses on Indigenous peoples’ confrontations with colonialism in North America across the ... moreI am an associate professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, where I teach courses on Native American history and literature. My research focuses on Indigenous peoples’ confrontations with colonialism in North America across the long durée, with particular interest in questions of captivity, forced migration, and enslavement. I am also interested in collaborative, community-based interdisciplinary work. My research has been supported by grants and fellowships from organizations such as the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, the Phillips Fund for Native American research, and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies. My book, The Apache Diaspora: Four Centuries of Displacement and Survival, was recently published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.edit
This article discusses a community-based participatory research project with university researchers, an urban inter-tribal center, and other community partners to develop, administer, and deliver a community needs assessment of an urban... more
This article discusses a community-based participatory research project with university researchers, an urban inter-tribal center, and other community partners to develop, administer, and deliver a community needs assessment of an urban American Indian (AI) community. In the development process, community focus groups identified major domains of inquiry for a needs assessment survey: mental health and substance abuse, medical care, and social services, including cultural programming. Results are presented and discussed in each domain. Overall, this community needs assessment contributes to a better understanding of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) urban challenges by providing information about the AI/AN population in a large southwest metropolitan area. Specifically, it highlights the relevance of local and state contexts for understanding issues facing AI/AN populations. A growing body of research indicates that AI/AN populations demonstrate some similar challenges in terms of health, social service needs, and mental health and substance abuse needs due to shared histories of colonization and misguided or underfunded government programs, among other factors. It remains true that AI/AN communities nonetheless are each distinctive and face unique challenges and opportunities within the local, state, and regional contexts in which they reside. The process described in this paper will inform policy, practice, and research communities interested in understanding the unique realities of an urban community representing many different AI tribes.
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Across four centuries, Apache (Ndé) groups in the North American West confronted slave trades and forced migrations intended to exploit, subjugate, or eliminate them. In reconstructing the far-flung Apache diaspora that resulted, Paul... more
Across four centuries, Apache (Ndé) groups in the North American West confronted slave trades and forced migrations intended to exploit, subjugate, or eliminate them. In reconstructing the far-flung Apache diaspora that resulted, Paul Conrad sheds new light on Apache history and the long history of colonialism in the Americas.