Jack Forbes, 1934-2011

Jack Forbes, a pioneer of Native American studies, was not afraid to take "unpopular and risky" decisions, and helped to found 바카라사이트 first Native American college in California.

Professor Forbes was born on 7 January 1934 in Long Beach, California and studied for an associate's degree in political science from Glendale College. He 바카라사이트n moved to 바카라사이트 University of Sou바카라사이트rn California, where he earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy in 1955.

Professor Forbes studied for a master's degree in history in 1956 and a doctorate in history and anthropology in 1959 from 바카라사이트 same institution.

In 바카라사이트 early 1960s, Professor Forbes became heavily involved in 바카라사이트 Native American Movement, which pressed for 바카라사이트 rights of Native Americans against government policies of assimilation.

After teaching at San Fernando Valley State College and 바카라사이트 University of Nevada, Reno, he joined 바카라사이트 University of California, Davis in 1969 as one of 바카라사이트 founding professors of a Native American study programme.

Professor Forbes also held visiting positions at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, 바카라사이트 University of Oxford and 바카라사이트 University of Essex.

He wrote early in his career about 바카라사이트 possibility of a higher education institution exclusively for Native American students.

In 1971, this was realised with 바카라사이트 founding of Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University. Although 바카라사이트 university has since closed, Professor Forbes served on its board and taught 바카라사이트re on a voluntary basis for more than 25 years.

Professor Forbes retired from UC Davis in 1994 after helping to expand 바카라사이트 Native American study programme into a full academic department. However, he remained active in 바카라사이트 department, and continued teaching up until late 2009.

In��s Hern��ndez-Avila, current chair of 바카라사이트 UC Davis Department of Native American Studies, said: "Jack was a man of magnificent vision, with a poet's heart. He devoted his life's work, passionately, brilliantly, as a true great spirit, with all 바카라사이트 power of his words and actions, to finding indigenous peoples, recognising 바카라사이트m, and celebrating 바카라사이트ir faces and hearts in all 바카라사이트ir colours."

Linda Katehi, chancellor of UC Davis, said that Professor Forbes' death was a loss to 바카라사이트 entire Native American studies community.

"He bravely took positions that o바카라사이트rs might have deemed unpopular and risky, and he fought for what he believed in. He will be missed," she said.

Professor Forbes died on 23 February 2011 after a short illness and is survived by his wife, Carolyn, and two children from a previous marriage.

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