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Dr. Meranda Roberts, a citizen of the Yerington Paiute Tribe and Chicana, holds a Ph.D. in History and an M.A. in Public History from the University of California, Riverside. Her work sits at the intersection of Indigenous history, museum studies, and visual culture, with a focus on challenging colonial narratives and advancing anti-colonial practices within public institutions.

She served as co-curator at the Field Museum of Natural History, where she helped develop Native Truths: Our Stories. Our Voices., a groundbreaking exhibition that centers contemporary Native perspectives. In 2023, she curated Still We Smile: Humor as Correction and Joy for the Native American Invitational Exhibition at Idyllwild Arts, which explored the power of Indigenous humor as a tool for healing and resistance. Most recently, she guest-curated Continuity: Cahuilla Basket Weavers and their Legacies at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, celebrating generations of Native women’s artistry and cultural knowledge.

Meranda is also co-curating Eternal Testament with Shinnecock artist Jeremy Dennis at The Church in Sag Harbor, NY—an exhibition that reclaims space and affirms Indigenous presence and sovereignty in the Hamptons. She is currently a visiting professor in the art history department at Pomona College and serves on the Scholarly Advisory Committee for the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum.

Guided by Indigenous methodologies and anti-colonial pedagogy, Meranda is committed to reconnecting museum collections with descendant communities and reshaping the way institutions engage with Indigenous histories and futures.