Background
She was born Roberta Hill in 1947 into the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Her father was a musician.
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Roberta Whiteman
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She attended local schools. Long interested in languages and story, Hill earned a Bachelor in creative communication from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, an Master of Arts in fine arts from the University of Montana, and a Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies from the University of Minnesota.
Career
She is known for the collections Star Quilt (1984) and She lived with her family on the reservation and also in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Minoka Hill lived there for decades, operating a "kitchen clinic" in her home.
Hill married Ernest Whiteman, an artist.
Whiteman has taught as a lecturer at numerous colleges. She has published poetry and essays on her work.
She has been an instructor for Poets-in-the-Schools Program at various locales, including Minnesota, Arizona, and Oklahoma. She is an Associate Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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