Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center Natalie Stites Means is a UCLA graduate who earned a BA in History, and a minor in American Indian Studies, in 1999. Means, who is Cheyenne River Lakota and Crow Creek Dakota, put herself through community college while working full-time to transfer to UCLA, … Read more
Dr. Randall Akee has been appointed Editor-in-Chief for the American Indian Culture and Research Journal. As the editor-in-chief, Dr. Akee will serve for three years and will help shape content, manage peer review, and manage the publishing process of the journal. In print since 1971, the American Indian Culture and Research Journal (AICRJ) is an internationally renowned … Read more
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center Damien Montaño is a 2017 UCLA graduate who earned an MA in American Indian Studies. He is Yoeme and Purépecha, and is currently working in collaboration with the Torres Martinez Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), where he leads a series of jewelry … Read more
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center Shalene Joseph is a 2018 UCLA graduate who earned an MA in American Indian Studies. She is A’aniiih and Athabascan, and currently works for the Native Wellness Institute (NWI) as a Project Director, where she and her team organize and promote the physical, mental, … Read more
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center LittleDove F. Rey is a 2018 UCLA graduate who earned a BA in Psychology, with a minor in American Indian Studies. She is Maidu and Miwok from the Auburn Rancheria (United Auburn Indian Community), and currently attends the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium, a program run by … Read more
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position for an Indigenous Studies scholar in sociology, geography, or related social science fields. The successful candidate will be housed in the relevant disciplinary department, with teaching and service responsibilities split between the department and American Indian Studies. We welcome applications … Read more
Job Opportunity: Student Affairs Officer UCLA American Indian Studies Interdepartmental Program The Student Affairs Officer and Assistant to the Chair will direct and administer student affairs services for the Interdepartmental Program of American Indian Studies and support the Chair and faculty in all areas of operations. Develop, implement and modify policies and procedures for the … Read more
Office of the Chancellor To: Deans, Directors, Department Chairs and Administrative Officers Dear Colleagues: As indicated in the announcement regarding the appointment of Mishuana Goeman as Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Native American and Indigenous Affairs, it is important that UCLA prioritize respect for both the historic culture and the contemporary presence of American … Read more
By Nancy Marie Mithlo August 9, 2019 As other viewers of Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film ‘Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood’ laughed at Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘the only good Indian is a dead Indian’ refrain, Nancy Marie Mithlo, Chiricahua Apache, cringed My day job is as an American Indian Studies professor at a major university. Actually, like … Read more
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center Pamela J. Peters, a Navajo (Diné) Reservation native, is a multimedia Indigenous documentarian and a 2011 graduate with a BA in American Indian Studies (AIS) and Film & Television Studies. Her photography work is identified by her Diné first clan, Táchii’nii (Red Running Into … Read more