Cindi Stiles

Cindi Stiles is a Registered Professional Archaeologist, with a Master’s Degree in Anthropology/Archaeology and over 50 years of experience in the profession. While she has led projects throughout the Midwest and Plains states, most of her professional life has been in Wisconsin working primarily with state, federal, and tribal agencies. She researched the government boarding school era for Lac du Flambeau Tribal Historic Preservation Office, and the government farmer and allotment policies for the Bad River Tribal Historic Preservation Office. Both projects resulted in National Register of Historic Places nominations.  She was employed by the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Historic Preservation Office as Tribal Archaeologist before retiring from the position in 2020. She is currently a semi-retired private archaeological consultant.

Courses offered:

The Fruits of Their Labor: The Civilian Conservation Corps-Indian Division in the Northwoods

Contact and Consequences: The Making of Treaties Between Indigenous Nations and the United States Government

The Legacy of the Government Boarding Schools for Indigenous Children

The Ojibwe in Wisconsin: Historic Events and Historic Places

Local Archeology Walking Tour

Roddis Logging and Veneer Company, History of Logging in Northern Wisconsin