Michael Oberg has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1998.
Professor Oberg's research interests are in Native American studies. Read his blog, Native America: A History.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Publications
Peacemakers: The Iroquois, the United States, and the Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794 (Oxford, 2015)
Professional Indian: The American Odyssey of Eleazer Williams(Penn, 2015)
Native America: A History (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
The Head in Edward Nugent's Hand: Roanoke's Forgotten Indians(Pennsylvania, 2008)
Samuel Wiseman's Book of Record: The Official Account of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia, 1676-1677(Lexington, 2005)
Uncas: First of the Mohegans(Cornell, 2003)
Dominion and Civility: English Imperialism and Native America, 1585-1685(Cornell, 1999)
More About Me
Research Interests
Colonial U.S.
Native American
Awards and Honors
SUNY Distinguished Professor, 2015
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2013
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003
Websites
The Sullivan Campaign
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents
English Handwriting Lessons, 1500-1700
Announcements
Book: Peacemakers: The Iroquois, the United States, and the Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794
Classes
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HIST 262: S/M/AmerIndianLaw&PublicPolicy
Surveys the constitutional status of Indians in the American federal system and the issues and controversies affecting Native American communities and individuals today. We will look as well at the rights of indigenous peoples internationally, with special attention paid to affairs in Canada and Australia.