California Native American Day
California Native American Day

Join us via Zoom to Celebrate California Native American Day! Friday, September 22, 2023 2 PM Zoom Register and receive the zoom link: https://CaliforniaNativeDay2023.eventbrite.com California Native American Day is celebrated on the fourth Friday of September. This state holiday serves not only to recognize tribal people but also to teach about California tribal cultures, histories, ... Read more

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Native Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future – Jennifer R. Leal
Native Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future – Jennifer R. Leal

This September we are highlighting Native Bruin Jennifer R. Leal from the Washoe and Paiute tribal community, Class of 2005. Jennifer R. Leal is a descendant of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and Mono Lake Paiute tribal communities. She graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a bachelor of arts degree in American Indian ... Read more

Indigenous Peoples Day – Free Frybread
Indigenous Peoples Day – Free Frybread

Indigenous Peoples Day

UCLA American Indian Welcome
UCLA American Indian Welcome

Location: UCLA James West Alumni Center Description: Welcome back to Campus, Native Bruins! The UCLA American Indian Studies Center and American Indian Studies Department will be hosting a welcome event for all American Indian students at UCLA.  This is a great opportunity to meet other students, and meet Native organizations along with American Indian faculty ... Read more

Ephemeral Architecture -Seminole Architecture with Everett Osceola
Ephemeral Architecture -Seminole Architecture with Everett Osceola

Location TBA Description: Everett Osceola, Cultural Ambassador of the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be discussing the making and significance of the Chickee, a form of architecture traditional to the Seminole.  

Paula Gunn Allen Chair Installation of Professor Shannon Speed
Paula Gunn Allen Chair Installation of Professor Shannon Speed
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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