K. Tsianina Lomawaima (born 1955[1]) is an American interdisciplinary researcher of Indigenous studies, anthropology, history, and political science.
[5] In They Called it Prairie Light, Lomawaima studies the history of the residential school in Chilocco, Oklahoma, where her father, Curtis Carr, had been a student.
[10] Because of all of these complexities, They Called it Prairie Light was described in reviews as a highly nuanced book, with Lomawaima permitting messy facts to coexist in the volume, facilitated by her goal of allowing the 61 interviewees to be the primary voice in their stories.
In 2000, she published Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Experiences with Margaret Archuleta and Brenda Child.
In 2001, she and David E. Wilkins published Uneven Ground: American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Law.
Uneven Ground was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Reviews, and was included on a list of the 10 most influential books by the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association.
[14] In 2006, she and Teresa L. McCarty wrote the book "To Remain an Indian": Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education.