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Bio:

Christina Marie González is a Bridge to Faculty Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology. She earned her Ph.D. in 2023 from the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin and received portfolio certifications in Native American & Indigenous Studies and Museum Studies. She holds a Master of Arts with distinction in Māori Studies from Victoria University of Wellington in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Latin American/Latino Studies from Fordham University at Lincoln Center.

Research Interests:

She is an interdisciplinary sociocultural anthropologist who specializes in the intersection of indigeneity, race, transnationalism, and decoloniality in the Caribbean. Focusing on Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico, the diaspora (New York City area), and on social media, her research analyzes the logics and processes behind Taíno (Native Caribbean) subject formation, cultural worlding, and retribalization despite hegemonic discourses of Taíno extinction since the 16th century. She approaches indigeneity globally and comparatively, having conducted her Master’s work on diasporic indigeneity among Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu) in Aotearoa/New Zealand, in addition to previous research on urban indigeneity among Mapuche in Chile, and at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Dr. González is committed to public scholarship and decolonizing praxis, most notably in the museum world, where she has over a decade of experience. Currently, Dr. González is the lead co-curator of the bilingual (English/Spanish) Smithsonian traveling exhibit, “Caribbean Indigenous Resistance/ Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!, (touring the U.S. until late-2026). She also advises museums on decolonizing curatorial and museological work, especially as it relates to Taíno. She has published in the Smithsonian’s Handbook of North American Indians, Genewatch, and American Indian Magazine. Dr. González’s research has been funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, National Science Foundation, Fulbright Program, and the Smithsonian Institution.