Larry Nesper is an American

anthropologist An anthropologist is a scientist engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropologists study aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms, values ...

specializing in the

Ojibwe The Ojibwe (; Ojibwe writing systems#Ojibwe syllabics, syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: ''Ojibweg'' ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland (''Ojibwewaki'' ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) covers much of the Great Lakes region and the Great Plains, n ...

(a.k.a. Chippewa) people of northern

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. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

, where he studied with

Raymond D. Fogelson Raymond David Fogelson (August 23, 1933 - January 20, 2020) was an American anthropologist known for his research on American Indians of the southeastern United States, especially the Cherokee. He is considered a founder of the subdiscipline of et ...

. He teaches anthropology at the

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. His son-in-law is Anders Holm.

Bibliography

* Kan, Sergei A., and Pauline Turner Strong, eds. (2006) ''New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations.'' Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. * Nesper, Larry (2002) ''The Walleye War: The Struggle for Ojibwe Spearfishing and Treaty Rights.'' Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.

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