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• Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Patrick Naranjo
  

  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?
  

  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
  

  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
  

  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
  

  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
  

  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



• [The New Republic] How to Make a Deadly Pandemic in Indian Country
  

  Assistant Professor Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear quoted in the article— How to Make a Deadly Pandemic in Indian Country From the 1918 Spanish flu to Covid-19, broken treaties have been the foundation of health crises among Native people. Nick Martin/July 22, 2020 In 1868, four years after the Navajo Nation was forcibly removed from its homelands in … Read more



• Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Stephanie Mushrush
  

  This July issue marks both the first of our renamed “Native Bruin Highlight” series and a continuation of the 50th-anniversary monthly spotlight on our alumni. Our 50th anniversary year ended June 30th, but the feature proved to be highly popular and so we are continuing it. This month we are highlighting Native Bruin Stephanie Mushrush. … Read more



• [UCLA Newsroom] Interactive map will crowdsource hate crime reports
  

  Resource created by UCLA American Indian Studies Center could fill gap created by inconsistent data nationwide Jessica Wolf | October 29, 2020 Los Angeles County recorded 524 hate crimes reported in 2019, the most since 2009. And although the annual number of hate crimes is far less than its recent peak of 1,031 in 2001, … Read more



• US Census Response Rates on American Indian Reservations in the 2020 Census and in the 2010 Census
  

  US Census Response Rates on American Indian Reservations in the 2020 Census and in the 2010 Census Randall Akee Paul Ong Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear May 15, 2020 The U.S. Census is the backbone of the U.S. official statistics system. A decennial census is constitutionally mandated to determine proportional representation in Congress. It also provides population counts … Read more