Luis Stowell[1] Kemnitzer (November 13, 1928 in Pasadena, California[2]– February 17, 2006) was an American anthropologist known for his social and political activism.
From 1967 to 1994,[3] Kemnitzer was a professor at San Francisco State University, where in 1969 he taught that institution's first course in American Indian Studies.[4][5] In this role, Kemnitzer visited Alcatraz Island during its occupation—which had been partially planned in his classroom,[6] and among whose participants were some of his students[2] (including Richard Oakes)[6] — to provide logistical advice on how to set up educational programs for Native American children on the island.[7]
- ^ University of California Register, 1954-1955, with Announcements for 1955-1956, IN TWO VOLUMES: volume II, page 69; retrieved December 11, 2016
- ^ a b Luis Kemnitzer -- professor and social activist, by Marianne Costantinou, at the San Francisco Chronicle; published February 22, 2006; retrieved April 30, 2014
- ^ Campus Memo, volume 53, number 23 (item 4 - In memoriam: Luis Kemnitzer), at San Francisco State University; published February 27, 2006; retrieved May 2, 2014
- ^ Grammy winning SF State professor dies: Lung cancer takes former anthropology professor Dr. Luis Kemnitzer Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, by Paulette Bleam, at San Francisco State University; published February 22, 2006; retrieved April 30, 2014
- ^ From Activism to Academics: The Evolution of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State 1968-2001, by Joely De La Torre; Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 2001; p 11-21
- ^ a b The Occupation of Alcatraz Island: Indian Self-determination and the Rise of Indian Activism, by Troy R. Johnson; published 1996 by University of Illinois Press (via Google Books); page 51
- ^ "Indians ask school on Alcatraz", in the Arizona Republic, page 87; December 4, 1969