Summary
Current status: Ph.D. student
Ph.D dissertation title: A Century of Settler Colonialism: Washoe Survivance and Resurgence
Patrick DeɁilélegiɁ Burtt is the Vice-Chairman of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, who he also serves as the Chairman of the Dresslerville Community Council. Burtt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Native American and Indigenous Studies from Fort Lewis College, a Master of Arts in American Indian Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master of Arts in History from Arizona State University. More recently, Burtt joined the Ph.D. in Anthropology program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Burtt’s tentatively titled dissertation, A Century of Settler Colonialism: Washoe Survivance and Resurgence, will reorient the common narrative of Indigenous Peoples broadly and the Washoe specifically to display their continued confrontation and resistance to settler colonialism. As a Faculty Associate and Adjunct Instructor, Burtt has taught courses in American Indian Studies and Native American Studies at institutions such as Arizona State University and California State University, Sacramento. These courses include Contemporary Issues of American Indian Nations, Introduction to American Indian Studies, and American Indian History.
Professionally, Burtt has protected the homelands of Native Peoples in Nevada, California, Utah, and Oregon. In collaboration with Native Nations and working as a tribal monitor, an archeological technician, and now as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Burtt has established protocols for the continued protection and preservation of heritage resources critical to the continuity of Indigenous cultures. Proficient in methods of the emerging field of Indigenous archaeology, Burtt will continue to advocate for advancing the uninterrupted presence of Indigenous Peoples within their respective homelands.
Academic interests
American Indian Studies, Settler Colonialism, Native American History
Education
- B.A., Native American and Indigenous Studies, Fort Lewis College, 2016
- M.A., American Indian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 2018
- M.A., History, Arizona State University, 2021