F rench ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 8 2 9 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Lu ana ▁K . ▁Ross ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁soci ologist ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ated ▁Sal ish ▁and ▁K oot en ai ▁Trib es , ▁located ▁at ▁Fl at head ▁Indian ▁Res ervation ▁in ▁Mont ana . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁her ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Port land ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁her ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁soci ology ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁before ▁serving ▁as ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁at ▁Davis ▁and ▁U C ▁Ber keley . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁G ender , ▁Women ▁& ▁Sex ual ity ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁an ▁Ad j unct ▁Professor ▁in ▁American ▁Indian ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁president ▁of ▁Sal ish ▁K oot en ai ▁College , ▁effective ▁in ▁July ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁She ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁Ross ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁In vent ing ▁the ▁Sav age : ▁The ▁Social ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁American