Katherine Spilde

Katherine Ann Spilde is an American anthropologist. She is a professor and endowed chair of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming at San Diego State University, specializing in government-owned casino gambling models and Tribal Government Gaming.

Katherine Spilde
OccupationAnthropologist
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa (BA)
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (MA)
University of California, Riverside (PhD)
University of California, Santa Cruz (MBA)
ThesisActs of sovereignty, acts of identity: Negotiating interdependence through tribal government gaming on the White Earth Indian Reservation (1998)
Doctoral advisorTriloki Pandey
Other advisorsRuth Krulfeld
Academic work
Sub-disciplineTribal government gaming
InstitutionsSycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming
Websitekatespilde.com

Early life and education

Spilde was raised in Mahnomen, Minnesota on White Earth Indian Reservation although she is not a tribal member.[1] Her parents were teachers.[2] Spilde completed a BA in anthropology at University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1991. She earned an MA in anthropology at George Washington's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences in 1993.[3] Her master's thesis was advised by Ruth Krulfeld, and titled "I'm gonna get mines": drugs, ethics and hope on the streets of Washington, D.C.[3] In 1998, Spilde became the third student to complete a Ph.D. in the cultural anthropology program at University of California, Santa Cruz.[2][4] Her doctoral advisor was Triloki Pandey. Spidle's dissertation was titled Acts of sovereignty, acts of identity: Negotiating interdependence through tribal government gaming on the White Earth Indian Reservation.[5] She earned a MBA in entrepreneurship from University of California, Riverside.[6]

Career

Spilde began as a policy analyst and writer for the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC). She was then appointed Director of Research for the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) in Washington, DC. She was a leading developer for the creation of the John F. Kennedy School of Government's National Indian Gaming Library and Resource Center.[2]

In 2003, Spilde was hired as Executive Director for the Center of California Native Nations, and in 2008, she was named the Endowed Chair of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming at San Diego State University.[6][7]

References
  1. Levy, Paul (2003-02-04). "The link between Harvard, reservation baffles researchers". Star Tribune. pp. A5. Retrieved 2019-11-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Jorgensen, Miriam (2007). Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance and Development. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816524235.
  3. Spilde, Katherine Ann (1993). "I'm gonna get mines": drugs, ethics and hope on the streets of Washington, D.C. (Thesis). OCLC 28644790.
  4. "Lucky break". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1998-09-12. p. 40. Retrieved 2019-11-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Spilde, Katherine Ann (1998). Acts of sovereignty, acts of identity: negotiating interdependence through tribal government gaming on the White Earth Indian Reservation. OCLC 40710358.
  6. "About Katherine Spilde". L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. San Diego State University. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  7. "Katherine Spilde Papers On Native American Gaming Available For Researchers". Libraries News Blog. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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