Laura Tuennerman

About the Author

Laura Tuennerman is a historian whose research centers on the intersections of gender, indigeneity, and U.S. empire in the American Southwest. Her scholarship illuminates how Tohono O'odham communities navigated federal assimilation policies between 1880 and 1934, revealing the complex ways Indigenous women and men shaped, resisted, and adapted to colonial pressures. Tuennerman's work draws on extensive archival research to foreground Native voices and challenge conventional narratives of assimilation. She writes with clarity and precision, making intricate historical arguments accessible to both academic and general audiences.