James Fenelon

James Fenelon
Professor of Sociology
Director of Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies

James Fenelon is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies at California State University, San Bernardino (2021-2023 visiting Swarthmore as Lang Professor for Social Change). His newest book Indian, Black and Irish: Indigenous Nations, African Peoples, European Invasions – 1492-1790 develops a 500 year analysis of intersectional Race, Capitalism and Colonialism in America; following Redskins? Sports Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism, that was written to address compelling social issues concerning Native Nations cultural sovereignty and representation, as his second book (with Thomas D. Hall) Indigenous Peoples and Globalization, reflects current research writing, combining American Indians struggles for sovereignty with related issues internationally, building from his first book Culturicide, Resistance and Survival of the Lakota (Sioux Nation). Professor Fenelon has published numerous articles and book chapters, as in upcoming publications on Indigenous Peoples and Genocide in California for American Behavioral Scientist, and on climate change wars and Indigenous peoples for Political Economy of the World-System research volume.  He is Lakota/Dakota, Gaelic Irish and Norsk, having taught internationally, with indigenous peoples globally, and with urban groups.  James teaches on urban inequality, social movements, Native Nations, race and racism, social movements, worked with the Urban Conservation Corps, the California Indian Nations College, and recently on Environmental Water research with the Water Resources Policy Institute for the CSU. He is an advocate for social justice around the world.