Category: Course Activities (Page 9 of 33)

Due Monday, November 13

November is Native American Heritage month! This assignment is similar to the one you completed for Hispanic Heritage Month. This time, you will profile an indigenous mathematician in a comment on this post.

The website indigenousmathematicians.org includes profiles of several indigenous mathematicians, many of them belonging to first nations of what is now known as North/Central/South America. (The website includes profiles of mathematicians belonging to first nations in other parts of the world; while this assignment is to celebrate Native American Heritage Month, if you find an indigenous mathematician from another part of the world and you’d like to profile them, go ahead.)

1. Scroll to the map or click on “profiles” or “honorees” to see a list of indigenous mathematicians.
2. Choose one mathematician you’d like to profile. Read their profile on the indigeneous mathematicians webpage.
3. See what else you can find out about the mathematician you chose. Many mathematicians have personal/academic webpages that include information that might not be in their profile.

Your comment should include

1. The mathematician’s name and tribal/nation affiliation (if available).
2. Where they are now (most of them probably have a job at a university).
3. What field of math they do research in or a title of a recent research paper they published.
4. Any other interesting biographical details you can find out about them.
5. What made this person stand out to you.
6. A photograph of them (optional).

Feel free to use other websites as resources for finding out about indigenous mathematicians! Include any relevant links in your comment.