Viola Cordova

Viola Cordova (born October 20, 1937), a philosopher, artist, and author, member of the Jicarilla Apache tribe, was the first Native American woman to earn a PhD in philosophy.

Life

Viola Cordova grew up in Taos, New Mexico; her father was a member of the Jicarilla Apache tribe, and her mother was Hispanic.[1] She earned her bachelor's degree from Idaho State University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of New Mexico.

She served with Anne Waters as co-editor of the American Philosophical Association's Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy from its inception in 2001 until her death.[2]

She died on November 2, 2002.[3]

Works
  • Conceptual frameworks as a source of cultural distinctions (Master's thesis, University of New Mexico, 1985)
  • The concept of monism in Navajo thought (Ph.D. dissertation, University of New Mexico, 1992)
  • How It Is: A Native American Creation Story by V.F. Cordova (Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity, Colorado State University, 1994)
  • Who We Are: An Exploration of Identity by V.F. Cordova (Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity, Colorado State University, 1994)
  • Hearing Other Voices: A Series of Talks and Lectures by Viola Cordova, Ph.D. (Colorado State University, 1995)
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gollark: It would be fast, if it wasn't slow, see.
gollark: Guess you're doomed.
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References
  1. Moore, Kathleen Dean (2007). How It Is: The Native American Philosophy of V.F. Cordova. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816526499.
  2. "APA Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy" (PDF). APA Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy. 00: 1. Spring 2001.
  3. "Viola Cordova Papers, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico". Rocky Mountain Online Archive. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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