Morrison returns to Minnesota and takes a dual appointment at the University of Minnesota teaching Studio Art and American Indian Studies.

The American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota is the oldest such program in the country with autonomous departmental status. The department continues to be home to a number of renowned Native scholars, who have included Roger Buffalohead, Timothy Dunnigan, Ron Libertus and Brenda Child, whose contributions have helped develop and establish the department as a leader in the field of American Indian Studies.