Dr. Anna J. Willow

Contact Information

Dr. Anna J. Willow
The Ohio State University (Marion Campus)
1465 Mount Vernon Avenue
Marion, Ohio 43302
Phone: (740) 725-6259
willow.1@osu.edu
 

Curriculum Vitae (doc)

Research Interests

Dr. Willow’s research focuses on the cultural and political dimensions of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) anti-clearcutting activism in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.  Her ethnographic work centers on a direct action blockade initiated by the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation in order to slow the flow of logs out of their Traditional Land Use Area and presents a contextualized account of Anishinaabe people’s changing ways of comprehending and interacting with their boreal forest homeland.  In addition, Dr. Willow has worked with Anishinaabe communities in Northern Wisconsin to document the historical and contemporary importance of wild rice and other culturally significant natural resources.  Her research interests include environmental anthropology, environmental justice, landscape, ethnohistory, Native North American/American Indian studies, Anishinaabe/Ojibwe language and culture, and environmental education.

Publications

In Press           

Cultural Resources as Natural Resources.  In King, Thomas F. (ed).  A Companion to Cultural Resource Management.  Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Cultivating Common Ground: Cultural Revitalization in Anishinaabe and Anthropological Discourse.  American Indian Quarterly 34:1 (January 2010).

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