Margaret Wickens Pearce

Margaret Wickens Pearce
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Alma mater
OccupationCartographer
Employers
Known forMapping North American Indigenous peoples' land and place
Awards

Margaret Wickens Pearce (born 1965) is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation cartographer known for creating maps that foreground Indigenous Peoples' understanding of land and place. Pearce pushes the boundaries of cartography beyond two-dimensional depictions of static and defined spaces. She draws on a wide range of archival materials and long-term collaborations with Indigenous communities to resurface their history, knowledge, and presence throughout North America.[1][2]

Early life and education

Pearce grew up in Rochester, New York and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Hampshire College in 1989 and a Ph.D. in Geography from Clark University in 1998. She held faculty positions at Humboldt State University (1998–2001), Ohio University (2005–2010), and the University of Kansas (2010–2016).[3][1]

Career and artistic practice

She taught at Humboldt State University, Ohio University, and University of Kansas.

She operates Studio 1:1 in Rockland, Maine.[4][5][6]

In 2023, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Geography & Environmental Studies.[7] In 2025, she was recognized for her innovative contributions to the field of cartography and Indigenous studies by the MacArthur Fellowship.[8]

See also

Projects

  • "Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada". Canadian-American Center. June 2, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  • "The Cold at Inuit Nunangat". Canadian-American Center. October 6, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

References

  1. 1 2 "Clark alum Margaret Wickens Pearce named 2025 MacArthur Fellow". ClarkU News. October 8, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Explorer Home". explorers.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce 84F Recognized as 2025 MacArthur Fellow". Hampshire College. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Berg, Kaili (October 9, 2025). "Citizen Potawatomi Cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow". Native News Online. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Blackmore, Willy (October 13, 2025). "Redrawing the Map". Midcoast Villager. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "ABOUT". Studio 1:1. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Margaret Pearce". Guggenheim Fellowships. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Margaret Wickens Pearce". www.macfound.org. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
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