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• TODAY: Secretary Jewell to Kick off Tribal Solarthon with Shinnecock Nation in New York; Press Conference Will Take Place at Rain Location
  

  UPDATE: PRESS CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE RAIN LOCATION TODAY: Secretary Jewell to Kick off Tribal Solarthon with Shinnecock Nation in New York SHINNECOCK NATION, N.Y. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will visit the Shinnecock Nation in New York today, Thursday, October 1 to kick off the Tribal Solarthon as part of the … Read more



• Major New Native American Education Facility to Open
  

  In late-October, the Seneca Art & Culture Center will open its new facility, designed by FdM:Arch, on the Ganondagan State Historic Site, just southeast of Rochester, New York. The Seneca Art & Culture Center will explore the histories, traditions, and cultures of the Seneca and Iroquois people, and highlight the significance of the site as … Read more



• LA Times: Pocahontas’ tribe, the Pamunkey of Virginia, finally recognized by U.S.
  

  By Noah Bierman August 2, 2015 The tidal river that surrounds this spit of scrubby land has long functioned like a moat that rises and falls through the day. A single road connects the reservation’s sycamore, poplars and modest houses with miles of cornfields that separate the tribe from large retail stores and suburban office … Read more



• Angela R Riley, Director of the American Indian Studies Center (AISC) and Professor of Law, to step down upon completion of her 5th year as AISC director.
  


• New from UCLA American Indian Studies Center Press: Structuring Sovereignty: Constitutions of Native Nations
  

  Drafting and adopting a constitution is a collective journey of self-discovery and reflection for any nation, Indigenous or non-Indigenous. This book is a guide for communities engaged in the process of drafting a constitution and for students who are studying that process. It draws on research, firsthand experience with constitution writing and constitutional change, and … Read more



• Mapping Indigenous LA Project Launched
  

  Mapping Indigenous LA Place-Making Through Digital Storytelling A map of Los Angeles does not tell the story of its people. In a megalopolis like Los Angeles, this is a story that is often invisible to policy makers and even the city’s notion of itself as a global crossroads. This story includes layered, sedimented cultural geographies … Read more



• LATimes: Tribe fights Coachella Valley water agencies for aquifer rights
  

  By Matt Stevens March 31, 2015, 4:00 a.m. In drought-ravaged California, the vast freshwater aquifer beneath the Coachella Valley is a rare bright spot. The U.S. Geological Survey once tried to measure how much water it held but gave up because the supply was so plentiful. But there is growing concern by some that local … Read more



• The Assassination of Lenca Activist Berta Cáceres: Letter to Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández
  

  Click here for the Spanish version. President Juan Orlando Hernández Casa Presidencial Bulevar Juan Pablo II Tegucigalpa, Honduras FAX: 504 2221 4570 March 4, 2016 Mr. President, The American Indian Studies Center at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) expresses its condemnation of the murder of Lenca activist Berta Cáceres. The targeting and … Read more



• Article: Is This Crazy Horse? Investigating Indian Country’s Most Controversial Photo
  

  By Angela Aleiss Once again, the debate over the alleged tintype photo of Crazy Horse has surfaced. True West magazine in its January 2015 issue features “100 Best Historical Photos of the American Indian,” and photo number 97 includes the tantalizing caption, “Is This Crazy Horse?” The privately owned Custer Battlefield Museum in Garryowen, Montana, … Read more



• The Christensen Fund: New Web Portal Shows How Landscapes and Human Culture Jointly Evolve
  

  —FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— MEDIA CONTACT: Kristen Thomaselli (202) 471-4228 ext. 101 kristen@keybridge.biz New Web Portal Shows How Landscapes and Human Culture Jointly Evolve SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (September 30, 2014) — Today, The Christensen Fund launched the “Biocultural Landscape,” an interactive web portal that illustrates the intricate connections that determine the vitality of Indigenous communities and … Read more