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• 2012-2013 IAC Visiting Scholar/Researcher Program in Ethnic Studies
  

  The UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC), in cooperation with UCLA’s four Ethnic Studies Research Centers (American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Bunche Center for African American Studies, Chicano Studies Research Center) offers fellowships to visiting scholars and researchers to support research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os.  We especially … Read more



• United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership approves six country projects and one regional program to advance indigenous peoples’ rights
  

  An Information Update The United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) held its second Policy Board meeting in New York on 27-28 October 2011 to review and approve proposals for UN country programs designed in partnership with indigenous peoples. The Board saw the active participation of indigenous expert members Raja Devasish Roy (Co-Chair of UNIPP and Member … Read more



• UCLA American Indian Studies alumnus, Amanda Burke, successfully argues Pascua Yaqui Tribe Case
  

  Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld tribal courts’ consecutive sentencing authority to impose up to a one-year term of imprisonment for each discrete criminal violation committed by offenders in their jurisdictions. The American Indian Studies Center would like to highlight the efforts of one alumna who helped make this legal milestone possible. Amanda … Read more



• United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership makes key decisions at its inaugural Policy Board Meeting
  

  (GENEVA) – The first global inter-agency initiative to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples concluded its inaugural Policy Board meeting today. The United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership is a commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and calls for its full realisation through the mobilisation of financial and technical assistance. … Read more



• AISC Launches Collaborative Research Institute with the U.S. Indian Law and Order Commission
  

  UCLA Institute on Criminal Law in Indian Country The UCLA American Indian Studies Center is delighted to announce the launch of Partners for Justice: UCLA Institute on Criminal Law in Indian Country. Partners for Justice is a research initiative designed to support the work of the United States Indian Law and Order Commission (ILOC), which … Read more



• Appointment of Carole E. Goldberg as Vice Chancellor – Academic Personnel
  

  To: Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty and Vice Chancellors Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce the appointment of Carole E. Goldberg as Vice Chancellor – Academic Personnel, effective July 1, 2011. A member of the UCLA School of Law faculty for nearly four decades, Carole is the Jonathan D. Varat Distinguished Professor … Read more



• New from AISC Publications: The Indian Civil Rights Act at Forty, Edited by Kristen A. Carpenter, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, and Angela R. Riley
  

  The Indian Civil Rights Act at Forty, 2012 Edited by Kristen A. Carpenter, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, and Angela R. Riley, 2012. Congress passed the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 (ICRA) to address civil rights in Indian country. ICRA extended select, tailored provisions of the Bill of Rights-including equal protection, due process, free speech and … Read more



• UCLA Spring 2011 – Indigenous Sovereignty in Imperial Times
  

  Spring 2011 ▪ American Indian Studies 187.1/201.1 Thursdays 2:00-4:50 ▪ Public Affairs #1278 Joanne Barker (Lenape [Delaware Tribe of Indians]) Associate Professor, American Indian Studies, San Francisco State University Visiting Scholar, Institute of American Cultures, American Indian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles This seminar will provide a place for students to think through those … Read more



• THANK YOU from Inter Tribal Sports to the Center!
  

  On behalf of nearly 300 youth, chaperones, and coaches from 15 tribes/tribal organizations, thank you for your assistance with the Inter Tribal Sports outing to the beautiful UCLA campus this past Saturday!  It was a great day and an incredible experience for our youth that would not have been possible without the generosity, time commitment, … Read more



• 2011 FBA Indian Law Conference
  

  The Indian Law Section of the FBA is pleased to present the 36th Annual Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference, held in Indian Country for the third year at the Pueblo of Pojoaque’s Buffalo Thunder Resort. Featuring a broad array of topics and speakers, this year’s Conference will address “Best Practices and Continuing Challenges in … Read more