Gwen Westerman

Gwen Westerman

PhD
Occupationpoet, educator, and artist
LanguageDakota, English
NationalitySisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, Cherokee Nation, American[1]
Alma materOklahoma State University, BA and MA; University of Kansas, PhD[2]
Genrepoetry
Website
gwenwesterman.com

Gwen Nell Westerman[3] is an educator, writer and fiber artist.

She is a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and the Director of the Native American Literature Symposium.[4] Governor Tim Walz appointed her as Poet Laureate of Minnesota in September 2021.[1]

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  3. ^ "Gwen Nell Westerman Poems". Wisdom Ways. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  4. ^ "About NALS". MNSU.ecu. The Native American Literature Symposium. Retrieved March 12, 2015.