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Director Shannon Speed’s Forthcoming Edited Volume, Indigenous Women and Violence Feminist Activist Research in Heightened States of Injustice

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INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND VIOLENCE FEMINIST ACTIVIST RESEARCH IN HEIGHTENED STATES OF INJUSTICE EDITED BY LYNN STEPHEN AND SHANNON SPEED How Indigenous women experience and resist systemic violence Indigenous Women and Violence offers an intimate view of how settler colonialism and other structural forms of power and inequality created accumulated violences in the lives of Indigenous … Read more

Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Clementine Bordeaux

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This November we are highlighting Native Bruin Clementine Bordeaux from the Sicangu Lakóta Oyáte tribe. Clementine Bordeaux is an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakóta Oyáte and was raised on the Pine Ridge Reservation. She is the youngest daughter of Christopher and Deborah Bordeaux. She comes from a long line of educators, with her maternal … Read more

LA Social Sciences Interview with AISC Director Shannon Speed on Hate Crime Map Project

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This interview with Director Shannon Speed of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center discusses the launch of the new Hate Crime Map, which enables victims to report harassment and attacks based on race, gender, and religion. Watch the interview and check out the map at www.hatecrimemap.com.

Professor Nancy Marie Mithlo’s New Book, “Making History IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts” Released

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Congratulations to Professor Nancy Marie Mithlo who just recently released a new book, “Making History IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts” (UNM Press)! NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release     Contact: Eric Davis, Marketing & Communications Director 505.424.2351 or eric.davis@iaia.edu For press images contact: Sallie Wesaw 505.428.5908 or swesaw@iaia.edu Institute of American Indian Arts IAIA … Read more

Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Patrick Naranjo

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This October we are highlighting Native Bruin Patrick Naranjo from the Santa Clara Pueblo tribe. Dr. Foremost, I am a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo and a graduate from Haskell Indian Nations University. I hold an M.A. from UCLA in American Indian Studies with an emphasis on contemporary tribal cultural property protections. I am … Read more

[Newsday] Why are so many Native Americans dying of Covid?

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More than one million people around the world have now died from Covid-related illnesses. The United States has recorded the greatest number of deaths – with more than 200,000 recorded – but within the US, Native Americans have suffered far more deaths than other communities. Dr Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear is a Northern Cheyenne tribal citizen, and … Read more

Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Carlie Domingues

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This September we are highlighting Native Bruin – Carlie Domingues from the Chumash tribe – a Southern California tribe. Carlie Domingues currently transitions from her M.A. scholarship at UCLA to a doctoral scholarship at UC Davis. She is part of UCLA class of 2020 and earned her Masters in American Indian Studies. At UCLA, she … Read more

[Daily Bruin] USAC unanimously passes resolution in support of renaming Janss Steps to Tongva Steps

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By Maddie Rausa Posted: August 7, 2020, 5:25 pm More than 20 student organizations have endorsed a student government resolution calling on UCLA to rename a campus landmark after a Native American tribe that originally inhabited Los Angeles. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed the resolution, which calls on UCLA to rename Janss Steps … Read more

Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Tyson Walker

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This August we are highlighting Native Bruin – Tyson Walker from the White Mountain Apache tribe. Dr. Tyson Walker was raised on the Fort Apache and Navajo reservations in Arizona. In 2004, Tyson graduated from Alchesay High School in Whiteriver, AZ. He then joined the Air Force and was honorably discharged in 2008. Prior to … Read more

[UCLA Newsroom] Professor honored for her work with Native American communities

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UCLA Newsroom | July 30, 2020 Felicia Schanche Hodge, professor in the UCLA School of Nursing and the Fielding School of Public Health, has been named recipient of the Frank C. Dukepoo Award for her work with Native American communities. Presented by the National Native Research Network and the Indian Health Service, the award recognizes a … Read more