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Heather J. Shotton is a citizen of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and is also a Cheyenne and Kiowa descendant. She is an associate professor of Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She served as co-editor for the recently released books Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education (Rutgers University Press) and Beyond Access: Indigenizing Programs for Native American Student Success (Stylus Publishing).