Susan Devan Harness

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Indigenous Award-Winning Author of "Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption"

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Susan Devan Harness Biography

Susan Devan Harness is a cultural anthropologist, member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and an American Indian Transracial Adoptee.

Her book "Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption" has received multiple awards including the High Plains Book Award for Indigenous Author and Creative Nonfiction categories, as well as the Sudler Award for the best work of nonfiction or fiction on western American subject by a woman author. Ms. Harnesses cultural anthropology research, Mixing Cultural Identities Through Transracial Adoption, was published by Edwin Mellen Press (2008).

Her most recent writing appears in the anthologies, "When We Become Ours," published by HarperCollins (2023), and "Philosophies of Adoption: Perspectives and Reflections," published by Lexington Press (2024).

Ms. Harness has spoken both nationally and internationally on the topic of American Indian transracial adoption, as well as appeared in various media including podcasts, public radio, and on the TEDxMileHigh stage. She holds MAs in Anthropology and English, both from Colorado State University, where she is an affiliate of the Department of Anthropology and Geography.

Ms. Harness lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with her husband, Rick, her Golden retriever, Max, and a beautiful vegetable garden.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/24/2024.

Susan Devan Harness Videos

  • Through the Eyes of Adoptee: Part II
    Susan Devan Harness is the author of Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption and a transracial adoptee. In part two of this #NAAM video,...
  • Adopting a child of a different race? Let's talk
    Every year, thousands of children are adopted by parents of a different race – what we call "transracial adoption." It can provide tremendous...

Susan Devan Harness Books

  • When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology
    When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology
  • Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption (American Indian Lives)
    Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption (American Indian Lives)
  • Mixing Cultural Identities Through Transracial Adoption: Outcomes of the Indian Adoption Project 1958-1967
    Mixing Cultural Identities Through Transracial Adoption: Outcomes of the Indian Adoption Project 1958-1967

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