Associate Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College

Erich Steinman is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College in Claremont, California.
His research and publications in a variety of social science journals address the American Indian sovereignty movement,

the relationship between federal Indian law and actual federal and state policies, state-tribal intergovernmental collaboration, and misconceptions of Indian nations as ethnic groups.

 In addition, he is currently working to promote collaborations between academic institutions and tribal nations that are founded on respect and acknowledgement of tribal sovereignty.