Laurence French is a professor of Social Justice at the University of New Hampshire. He earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of New Hampshire. He earned a second Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska in cultural psychology. French’s major areas of research interest are international and comparative social studies, human and criminal justice, and Native American minority issues. He has over 300 written works published and nineteen books including North American Border Conflicts: Race, Politics, and Ethics (2016), Policing American Indians: A Unique Chapter in American Jurisprudence (2015), and Frog Town: Portrait of a French Canadian Parish in New England (2014).
Charles James “Jim” Hornbuckle was the Director of Human Services for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He spent the vast majority of his adult life in service to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Hornbuckle and Laurence French worked together on several written projects concerning social justice for the Cherokee Indians. He passed away on May 19th, 2014.
