Tom Holm is a professor in the Native American Studies program at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

. Holm is a registered citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He is also of Muskogee descent. Holm served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...

. Besides being part of the University of Arizona's Native American Studies program he was previously a professor of political science at that institution. Among works by Holm are ''Strong Hearts, Wounded Souls: The Native American Veterans of the Vietnam War'' and ''The Great Confusion in Indian Affairs: Native Americans and Whites in the Progressive Era'' (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2005). In 2008 a novel by him entitled ''Osage Rose'' was published.

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University of Arizona biography of HolmNative American authors listing for Holm
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