Sheldon Yeakley
Graduate Research Associate
Advisor: Douglas Miller
Research Interests: 19th Century America, Native American History, Race
Bio
Sheldon Yeakley is a PhD student studying 19th century Native American History. He
received his B.A. from Oklahoma Christian University and his M.A. from Oklahoma State
University. Continuing his master’s thesis, “Living Beyond the Sky: The Long Removals
of the Wyandot Indians,” his dissertation will trace the removals of several Native
Nations from the Midwest focusing on the confluence of race, religion, government
policy, and settler colonialism.