Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz
Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant recipient
Author of
The Indian Card (Flatiron, TBD)
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz is an Associate Professor in the School of Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Iowa. She holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Denmark. She is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
BOOKS BY CARRIE
The Indian Card (Flatiron, TBD)
A narrative exploration of the role of racial violence, federal rosters, genealogy websites, and blood quantum policies on tribal enrollment and the future of Native identity and sovereignty.
Advance Praise:
The Indian Card is a candid, unflinching look at the sometimes subtle, sometimes ruthless ways federal policies underminE Indigenous culture and society. A groundbreaking work driven by curiosity, rigor, and high personal stakes. - The Whiting Foundation