References and suggested readings:

• Julie L. Reed. 2026. Land, Language, and Women: A Cherokee and American Educational History. University of North Carolina Press. 
• Jennifer Raff. 2023. Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas. Twelve.
• Lisa Wingate. 2025. Shelterwood. Ballantine Books.
• Daniel H. Wilson. 2025. Hole in the Sky. Doubleday.
• Daniel Wilson. 2012. Robopocalypse. Vintage.
• Julie Reed’s faculty page
• Follow Julie Reed on Bluesky and Threads: @jreedmo 

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