Nathaniel Holly received his B.A. in Philosophy from Clemson University in 2007 and his M.A. in Cherokee History from Western Carolina University in 2012. His M.A. Thesis, entitled “The Plasticity of Place: The Lives of Cherokee Sacred Places and the Struggles to Protect Them” examined people’s changing relationships to sacred places. Nathaniel is currently a PhD student working with Dr. Joshua Piker. His research interests center on early American Indian history paying special attention to the intersections of, and interactions between, place, environment, and Cherokee identity.     

nfholly@ou.edu