Nebraska Indian
Community College

Susana Grajales Geliga

Susana Grajales-Geliga

Susana Grajales Geliga

Adjunct

Academics- Native American Studies

Email
SGeliga@thenicc.edu
Office Hours
By Appointment
Degree Major Emphasis Institution Year
Ph.D. History, Specialization in Ethnic Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln  2021
M.A. History, Specialization in Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln  2014
B.S. K-8 Elementary Education Oglala Lakota College 2007
B.S. K-12 Lakota Studies Education Oglala Lakota College 2006
A.A. Lakota Studies Oglala Lakota College 2003
A.A. Lakota Language Oglala Lakota College 2001

 

Sicangu Lakota

Susana Grajales Geliga is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe and is of Taino Descent. She received her PhD in History with a specialization in Ethnic Studies, and her M.A. in History with a focus on Great Plains Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received her B.S. degrees in Education, and Native American Studies, and her A.A. degrees in Lakota language, and Lakota studies from the Oglala Lakota College in Rapid City, South Dakota. Prior to returning to graduate school, she taught Lakota language and culture in the Rapid City public school system for eight years, and Lakota language at Oglala Lakota College in Rapid City for two years. She also created and ran the Little White Buffalo Project, a Lakota language and cultural preservation non-profit program for Rapid City's youth for ten years.