By: Katherine Kang , Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio Tuesday, December 6, 2016 On Sunday, the Army Corps Of Engineers blocked a company from building the rest of the controversial North Dakota pipeline. For months, thousands of people near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation have been fighting to stop the project. They continue to celebrate the ruling … Read more
by Jacklyn Kim and Natalie Chudnovsky | AirTalk December 01 2016 North Dakota’s governor has set an eviction date for December 5, but there are no plans for forcible removal of the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters, which has led to confusion. Thousands of protesters, who call themselves “water protectors,” continue  to camp near the stretch … Read more
Message from the Director Dear AISC friends, We have received notice that the LA City Council will vote on the proposal to establish Indigenous Peoples Day on November 4 (see below). I strongly encourage those with an interest in this matter to attend the meeting. It is important that our voices be heard. We will … Read more
UCLA American Indian Studies Center Tenured or Tenure-Track Full-Time Faculty AppointmentThe University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position for an Indigenous Studies scholar in anthropology, sociology, history, or related fields. This open-rank search primarily seeks an Assistant or Associate rank candidate. However, more senior candidates may be considered … Read more
The Institute of American Cultures offers in-residence appointments to support research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os. We especially encourage applications that advance our understanding of new social and cultural realities occasioned by the dramatic population shifts of recent decades, including greater heterogeneity within ethnic groups and increased interethnic contact. The 2017-2018 … Read more
The Sioux’s battle against a Dakota oil pipeline is a galvanizing social justice movement for Native Americans. By Kristen A. Carpenter and Angela R. Riley September 23, 2016 What sparks and sustains a movement? For more than a month, members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and thousands of allies have gathered in camps along … Read more
Dear AIS friends and colleagues, Congratulations to Ben Madley, who has won the LA Times Book Award for best book in History! Well-deserved recognition, Ben! Best, Shannon Read the full article: LA Times Book Prize winners announced
By Alan Taylor May 27, 2016 The state of sunshine and pleasure is drenched in the blood of Indians, the victims of mass killings. These peaked between 1846, when Americans conquered California from Mexico, and 1873, when they snuffed out the last group resistance by natives in the state. The slaughter of California’s Indians was … Read more
By Alexander Nazaryan August 17, 2016 The tally is relentlessly grim: a whole settlement wiped out in Trinity County “excepting a few children”; an Indian girl raped and left to die somewhere near Mendocino; as many as 50 killed at Goose Lake; and, two months later, as many as 257 murdered at Grouse Creek, scores … Read more
Chairman Dave Archambault II Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Building 1 North Standing Rock Ave Fort Yates, ND 58530 August 17, 2016 Dear Chairman Archambault, I am writing to express the support of the American Indian Studies Center (AISC) at UCLA for the historic struggle of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the Dakota Access Pipeline. … Read more