Dr. Richard Perry (Ph.D. Syracuse) did his field research in the Southwest among the Western Apache and spent time in Kenya co-directing the St. Lawrence program there. Founding chair of the department, he offered courses in Native American cultures, Native Peoples of Canada, cultural anthropology, the situation of indigenous peoples within state systems, the anthropology of law and conflict resolution, the anthropology of race and racism, and anthropological theory. His books include Western Apache Heritage, Apache Reservation; From Time Immemorial: Indigenous Peoples and State Systems; and Five Key Concepts in Anthropological Thinking. His most recent book, ‘Race’ and Racism: The Development of Racism in America, came out in November 2007.