Rhonda S. Fair


Office: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Archeological Survey

111 East Chesapeake; Norman, OK 73019

Telephone: 405.325.8665

 

E-mail: rhonda@rhondasfair.com or rsfair@ou.edu

 

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Education
Academic Appointments and Positions
Grants and Fellwoships: External Sources and Internal Sources
Publications and Exhibitions
Conference Presentations, Invited Presentations, and Conference Sessions Chaired or Organized
Awards and Honors
Language Proficiencies
Fieldwork Experience: Ethnographic and Archaeological
Workshops
Courses Taught and Proposed
Professional Affiliations
Community Service Activities
Research Interests (Also see this page)
References


Education

2007   University of Oklahoma    Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation title: Social Networks and Knowledge Systems among the Caddo and Delaware of Western Oklahoma
Doctoral committee: Circe Sturm (Chair), Jason Baird Jackson, Don Wyckoff, Gus Palmer, Jr., Karl Offen


2000   University of Oklahoma    M.A., Anthropology

Committee: Ross Hassig, Circe Sturm, Margaret Bender

 

1997   Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University
B.A., Humanities and Social Thought and Anthropology

Thesis title: An Anthropological Dictionary: A New Approach

Thesis advisors: Hiram F. (Pete) Gregory and Steven Prince

Awarded Magna cum laude and Highest Distinction

 

Academic Appointments and Positions

Tribal Liaison (2005-present): Oklahoma Department of Transportation Cultural Resources Program.

 

Curator and Archivist (2003-2005): Caddo Heritage Museum, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Binger, Oklahoma.

                  

Instructor (2003-2005): Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

Instructor (2003): College of Liberal Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

NAGPRA Program Director (2002-2003): Delaware Nation; Anadarko, Oklahoma.

 

Graduate Research Assistant (2001-2003): Division of Ethnology, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

Instructor (2000-2001): Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

Staff Archaeologist (1999-2001): Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, Community Assistance Program.

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant (1998-1999): Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

Grant and Fellowships: External Sources
 

2007   Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Small Grants Program. In support of “Hasinai Youth Camp and Festival.”


2006   Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Festival Grants Program. In support of “Hasinai Youth Camp and Festival.”

 

2005   Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Mini-Grant Program. In support of “Caddo Music Workshops.”

 
2005   Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Festival Grants Program. In support of “Caddo Cultural Festival and Symposium.”

 

2005   Oklahoma Humanities Council and National Endowment for the Humanities. Mini-Grant Program. In support of “Caddo Cultural Festival and

Symposium.”

 

2004   Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Mini-Grant Program. In support of the exhibit “A Loving Struggle:

Contemporary Caddo Art.”

 

2004   Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Master/Apprenticeship Grant Program. In support of “Preserving Traditional

Caddo Music.” 

 

2003   National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (Award number BCS-0240056). “Knowledge Systems and

Social Networks: The Delaware Nation and Its Neighbors.”

 

2003   United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Delaware Nation NAGPRA Documentation Grant.

 

2003   United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Delaware Nation NAGPRA Repatriation Grant.

 
2002   American Philosophical Society, Phillips Fund for Native American Research. “Traditional Culture of the Western Delaware.”

 
1999   Nahuatl Summer Language Institute Fellowship. Yale University and the Latin American Studies Consortium of New England.



Grants and Fellowships: Internal Sources

2005   Morris E. Opler Endowment Fund. Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

2005   Robert E. Bell Fund for Graduate Research. Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

2005   University of Oklahoma Graduate Student Senate Conference and Creative Exhibition grant. In support of travel to the Society for Applied Anthropology’s Annual Meeting.

 

2002   University of Oklahoma Graduate College Dissertation Research Grant. “Knowledge Systems and Social Networks: The Delaware Nation and Its Neighbors.”

 

2002   Morris E. Opler Endowment Fund. Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

2002   Robert E. Bell Fund for Graduate Research. Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

2002   University of Oklahoma Graduate Student Senate Conference and Creative Exhibition grant. In support of travel to the Oklahoma Museums Association Annual Meeting.

 

2001   Morris E. Opler Endowment Fund. Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

2001   Robert E. Bell Fund for Graduate Research. Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

 

2001   University of Oklahoma Graduate Student Senate Research and Creative Activity Grant.

                                

1999   University of Oklahoma Graduate Student Senate Research and Creative Activity Grant.

                                             

1999   University of Oklahoma Graduate Student Senate Conference and Creative Exhibition Grant. In support of travel to the Plains Anthropological Conference.

 

Publications


2007   Wichita. In New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 6: Ethnicity. Celeste Ray, volume editor. Pp. 251-252. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

 

2003   The Domestic Mode of Production and Risk Management in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Southern Anthropologist 29(2):29-46.       

 

2003   No Teepees Here (Southeastern Indian Architecture). Cobblestone (October 2003): 22-23.

 
2002   Book review: Voices from the Delaware Big House Ceremony, Robert S. Grumet, editor. Oklahoma Archaeology 50(3):8-9.

 

2000   Becoming the White Man’s Indian: An Examination of Native American Tribal Web Sites. Plains Anthropologist 45(172):203-213.


Exhibitions

2005   “A Loving Struggle: Contemporary Caddo Art.” Caddo Heritage Museum; Binger, Oklahoma. Duties included all phases of research,
planning, obtaining grant support, exhibit design, installation, and promotion.

2004   “Caddo Clothing: Traditional Men’s Shirts.” Caddo Heritage Museum; Binger, Oklahoma. Duties included all phases of research, planning, exhibit design, installation, and promotion, as well as designing a digital component.

2003   “The Mark Allen Everett Collection: Ancient Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Pottery.” A digital exhibit designed for the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.


2003   “From Navajoland to Oklahoma: Diné Textiles.” A joint exhibit between the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and the Gilcrease Museum (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Duties included photography of Navajo textiles, research on the history of Navajo textiles and their production, installation assistance, and preparation of text panels.

 

2002   “The Fabric of Mayan Life: An Exhibit of Textiles.” A digital exhibit designed for the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Duties included extensive research on Mayan textiles, digital photography of the collection, and development of an on-line exhibit.


Conference Presentations

2005   “In the Middle of Powwow Country: Cultural Complexity among the Caddo and Delaware in Western Oklahoma.”

104th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association; Washington, D.C.

 

2005   “Preserving Knowledge, Building Networks: The Work of Culture among the Caddo and Delaware Tribes of Oklahoma.” 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology; Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 

2003   “The Domestic Mode of Production and Risk Management in Quintana Roo, Mexico.” Annual Southern Anthropological Society Meeting; Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 

2002   “Bringing Fieldnotes Back to the Field: An Ethnographic Adventure in Western Oklahoma.” 101st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association; New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

2002   “Using the Past to Explore the Present: Changes in the Traditional Culture of the Wichita Indians and Their Neighbors.” 60th Annual Plains Anthropological Conference; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 

2002   “Going Digital: The Nuts and Bolts of On-line Exhibits.” Oklahoma Museums Association Annual Conference; Broken Bow, Oklahoma.


2001   “The Culture and History of the Kichai (Keechi).” 43rd Annual Caddo Conference; Norman, Oklahoma.

 

2000   “Oklahoma Indians on the Internet.” Oklahoma Anthropological Society Spring Meeting; Norman, Oklahoma

 

1999   “Becoming the White Man’s Indian: An Examination of Native American Tribal Web Sites.” 57th Annual Plains Anthropological Conference; Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Invited Presentations

2003   “The Fabric of Mayan Life.” A paper presented at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Norman, Oklahoma

 

2003   “Women’s Work in Indian Country.” A paper presented at Stetson University in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Diversity Council; DeLand, Florida.

 

2003   “Overcoming Obstacles to Successful Consultation: The Recent Experiences of the Delaware Nation.” 3rd Annual Byways to the Past Conference sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Conference Sessions Chaired or Organized

2005   Social Complexity in Indian Country: Perspectives from Oklahoma. Reviewed by the Central States Anthropological Society. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association; Washington, D.C.

 

2002   General Historic Research. 60th Annual Plains Anthropological Conference; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Awards and Honors

2003   Southern Anthropological Society Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award for “The Domestic Mode of Production and Risk Management in Quintana Roo, Mexico.” Annual Southern Anthropological Society Meeting; Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 

1999   Plains Anthropological Society Outstanding Student Paper Award for “Becoming the White Man’s Indian: An Examination of Native American Tribal Web Sites.” 57th Annual Plains Anthropological Conference; Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Language Proficiencies

Spanish: Intermediate fluency.

 

Nahuatl: Coursework taken as part of Yale University’s Nahuatl Summer Language

Institute.

 

Caddo: Studied weekly with native speakers as part of the Caddo Language Program.  Member of Caddo Language Committee.

Fieldwork Experience: Ethnographic
 

2002-2006     Ethnographic research on knowledge systems and social networks among the Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware tribes; Anadarko, Binger, and surrounding areas, Oklahoma

 

1998   Ethnographic research on risk management strategies and household-level economic practices; Chilapa, Guerrero, Mexico

 

1996   Preliminary ethnographic reconnaissance, Boutillier and Petionville, Haiti

Fieldwork Experience: Archaeological

2006   Archaeological excavations at 34AD194, an Archaic lithic workshop; Robert Bartlett, supervisor; Proctor, Adair County, Oklahoma

 

2005   Archaeological excavations at 34WN27, a prehistoric burned rock midden; Robert Bartlett, supervisor; near Copan, Washington County, Oklahoma

 

2005   Archaeological excavations at Norman Naval Air Station, a World War II era training facility and artillery range; Robert Bartlett, supervisor; Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

 

2001   Archaeological excavations at the Shephard Site (34CU220), a Turkey Creek village site dating to 1300 – 1450 AD; Richard Drass, supervisor; near Arapahoe, Custer County, Oklahoma


 

Workshops

2002   Museum Accessioning, Registration, and Collections (MARC) Course. Oklahoma Museums Association.

 

2001   Research Design Institute for Cultural Anthropology. National Science Foundation.

Courses Taught

Peoples of the World / Cultural Anthropology: A general introduction to cultural anthropology with a balance between core theoretical models of the discipline and a broad geographic coverage. University of Oklahoma, Department of Anthropology.

 

Evolution of Human Expression: An examination of the development of human expression with particular emphasis on human evolution, the role of technology, and the myriad cultural forms that expression takes. University of Oklahoma, College of Liberal Studies.

 

Professional Affiliations

American Anthropological Association, General Anthropology Division

Society for Applied Anthropology

Oklahoma Anthropological Society, Southwest Chapter

Oklahoma Museums Association

 

Community Service Activities

2005-2007     Website administrator, Hasinai Society of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

2005             Member of Caddo Language Committee

2003-2005     Website administrator, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

2002-2007     Counselor, Hasinai Caddo Summer Youth Camp

 

Research Interests


Topical and theoretical interests include social networks and social structure, knowledge systems, material culture and museum anthropology, cultural preservation efforts, expressive culture, theorizing media technologies, economic and ecological anthropology.

                                                              

Geographic areas of specialty include Native North America, particularly the Eastern Woodlands and the Southern Plains, and Latin America with an emphasis on Mesoamerica.

 

References

Jason Baird Jackson          Indiana University, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology

504 N. Fess; Bloomington, IN 47408

812.856.1868              jbj@indiana.edu

 

Don Wyckoff                    Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

                                      2401 Chautauqua; Norman, OK 73072-7029

                                      405.325.7386           xtrambler@ou.edu

 

Circe Sturm                      University of Oklahoma, Department of Anthropology

                                      455 West Lindsey, Room 521; Norman, OK 73019

                                      405.325.7386           circe@ou.edu


Grady Ballenger                Stetson University, College of Arts and Sciences

                                      421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, FL 32723

                                      386.822.7515          gballeng@stetson.edu

 

Hiram F. “Pete” Gregory   Northwestern State University, Department of Social Sciences

                                      Natchitoches, LA 71497

                                      318.357.4332


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