Gregory D. Smithers

Gregory D. Smithers is professor of American history and Eminent Scholar at Virginia Commonwealth University and a British Academy Global Professor at the University of Hull in England. His research focuses on Cherokee and Southeastern Indigenous history, as well as gender, sexuality, racial and environmental history. His books include Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal and The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity. Reclaiming Two Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America is his latest book. Follow him at gregorysmithers.com and on Twitter (@GD_Smithers).