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Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Nina Stanton (Tule River Indian Reservation)
Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Nina Stanton (Tule River Indian Reservation)

This May we are highlighting Native Bruin, Nina Stanton (Tule River Indian Reservation) class of 1997. Nina Stanton is Yokuts from the Wukchumni and Chukchansi tribelets of the Tule River Indian Reservation. She is a 1997 UCLA graduate who earned a BA in history, and a minor in American Indian Studies. Nina began her studies at ... Read more

38TH ANNUAL UCLA POW-WOW
38TH ANNUAL UCLA POW-WOW
Rez Metal Pop-Up Event
Rez Metal Pop-Up Event
Dancing Indigenous Worlds: Choreographies of Relation
Dancing Indigenous Worlds: Choreographies of Relation
A Conversation about Chishkale: The Blessing of the Acorn
A Conversation about Chishkale: The Blessing of the Acorn
Ghostly Invasions: Political Theologies of Fire in Post-Coup Bolivia
Ghostly Invasions: Political Theologies of Fire in Post-Coup Bolivia
Book Talk with Dr. Martin Rizzo-Martinez
Book Talk with Dr. Martin Rizzo-Martinez
Town Destroyer Film Screening: A Film by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman
Town Destroyer Film Screening: A Film by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman

Co-sponsor  with American Indian Studies Center to co-sponsor an event organized by the Luskin Center for History and Policy on May 23 at 4pm Date/Time: May 23, 4pm Location: Bunche Hall 6275 Description: Town Destroyer Film Screening: A Film by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman A historic mural at George Washington High School in San Francisco ... Read more

Talk with Cinnamon Kills First
Talk with Cinnamon Kills First
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UC Native American Opportunity Plan: Details about the Plan’s administration are still unfolding. We continue to update the UCLA American Indian Studies Center and the American Indian Studies Interdepartmental programs’ website with more information. For further information about Financial Aid at UCLA and how this may be impacted by the Plan, call 310-206-0400.

UCLA AISC Hybrid Model
Effective March 28, 2022, the UCLA American Indian Studies Center will be open five days a week, from 10 am until 4 pm, with the staff working a hybrid remote and in-person schedule. Hours and schedules are subject to change. Please contact the staff if you have any questions. You can find staff contact information here.

Click on the bold links below to hear the audio files for the pronunciation for the Tongva-language words.

AIS and AISC at UCLA acknowledge the Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and are grateful to have the opportunity to work for the taraaxatom (indigenous peoples) in this place. As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

 

Welcome to the UCLA American Indian Studies Center

The UCLA American Indian Studies Center (AISC) was founded in 1969 as a research institute dedicated to addressing American Indian issues and supporting Native communities. The AISC serves as a hub of activities for Indigenous students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community, as well as serving as a bridge between the academy and indigenous peoples locally, nationally, and internationally. We foster innovative academic research by students and faculty, publish leading scholarship in the field of American Indian Studies, and support events and programming focused on indigenous issues.

The Center also works in collaboration with some of the country’s most influential and respected scholars writing and teaching in American Indian Studies today, who have made UCLA one of the highest ranked and most respected universities in the field. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about us.

Dr. Shannon Speed

Dr. Shannon Speed
Director, American Indian Studies Center
Professor, Department of Gender Studies and Anthropology

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