Cole Bates

Ph.D. Program

History

Email

cabates@smu.edu

Education

M.A. in History, Texas Woman's University (2023)
B.S. in History, Texas Woman's University (2020)
Cole is a first-generation college student and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Prior to 51²è¹Ý, he attended Texas Woman's University, earning both a BS (2020) and MA (2023) in history. Cole studies Native American history, the Cold War, and the 20th century. His research interests are Native Americans in the 20th century and identity. This interest led to his master's thesis, "Fighting Indians or Harmonious Natives: (Mis)Remembering the American Indian Movement."
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