Jessica R. Cattelino 

Jessica Cattelino is an associate professor of anthropology at UCLA.  Her work centers on indigenous sovereignty, economy, environment, and American public culture.  Her book, High Stakes: Florida Seminole Gaming and Sovereignty (Duke University Press, 2008), examines the cultural, political, and economic stakes of tribal casinos for Florida Seminoles.  Her current research project explores the cultural politics of water and land in the Florida Everglades, with focus on the Seminole Big Cypress Reservation and the nearby agricultural town of Clewiston.

Associate Professor of Anthropology
UCLA