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Native Bruin: Past, Present & Future Deniale Urbina, Acoma Pueblo, Class of 2012
Native Bruin: Past, Present & Future Deniale Urbina, Acoma Pueblo, Class of 2012

Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & FutureThis October 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin Deniale Urbina from the Acoma Pueblo tribe with a major in International Development Studies class of 2012.Raised in a military household, Deniale experienced a childhood marked by frequent relocations across the United States and Europe. She completed her high school education in Heidelberg, Germany, before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue her college studies. Her roommates were taken aback when they anticipated a German international student, only to find a Native American woman as their new housemate. Deniale attended UCLA on an Army ROTC scholarship and, upon ... Read more

UCLA Native Welcome Event
UCLA Native Welcome Event

The UCLA American Indian Studies Center and Department extend a warm invitation to all American Indian/Native American and Pacific Islander individuals to connect with fellow native professors, staff, and students involved in various native student organizations. This event also provides an opportunity to interact with current students and alumni, as well as to gain deeper insights into the native community at UCLA. please RSVP

Sharing cultures: Wahanaungatanga
Sharing cultures: Wahanaungatanga

Derived from the word ‘whānau’, or family, Whanaungatanga is about building relationships and making connections. Join us for an afternoon featuring a haka performance and presentation by a delegation of Māori warriors and performers from Te Reikura and Te Rōpū Kahurere visiting Los Angeles to share and connect us with their culture. Te Reikura and Te Rōpū Kahurere are a passionate group of women who want to positively share their love of Māori music (waiata), joy of kapa haka as a social group, and cultural knowledge with their own communities and the wider world. Members of both groups reside in ... Read more

Indigenous Peoples day Celebration
Indigenous Peoples day Celebration

Indigenous Peoples day Celebration Come join the students of the American Indian Student Association’s celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day, where complimentary frybread will be provided by the AISA and AISC at UCLA. Students will engage in discussions regarding the challenges faced by Native communities, as well as partake in vending and fundraising activities. Location: UCLA Bruin Walk  

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AISC is Seeking a Senior Editor

Requisition Number: 36113 Department: American Indian Studies Center Payroll or “Primary” Title: PUBLICATIONS PROD SPEC 2 Working Title: Senior Editor Quick Link to Posting: hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=83810 Closing Date: May 11, 2022 Hiring Manager: Pamela Grieman Hiring Manager Email: grieman@ucla.edu   Under the limited supervision of the Publications Manager, the Senior Editor manages the peer-review process and … Read more

UC Native American Opportunity Plan

As part of the University of California’s commitment to recognizing historical wrongs endured by Native Americans, including the appropriation of Indigenous lands, in the Fall of 2022 the UC System is introducing the UC Native American Opportunity Plan. Through this program, Native American students who are California residents and who are members of a federally-recognized … Read more

[The Nature Conservancy] Significant Washington Land Returned to the Colville Tribe, its Original Stewards

In Washington state, nestled in a habitat corridor linking the Cascades to the Rockies, in the heart of the Tunk Creek Valley, there’s a conservation story that is closely tied to the peoples connected to this land—and continues to breathe with the transfer of Indigenous lands back to the original stewards. It takes place on … Read more

[UC Newsroom] UC announces Native American Opportunity Plan

The University of California will ensure that in-state systemwide Tuition and Student Service Fees for California students from federally recognized Native American tribes are fully covered by grants or scholarships under a plan shared this week by UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. The UC Native American Opportunity Plan aims to make college more affordable and … Read more

Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Megan Baker

Native Bruin - Megan Baker

???????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????: ????????????????, ???????????????????????????? & ???????????????????????????????? This April we are highlighting Native Bruin Megan Baker (Choctaw), who received her MA in AIS and will receive her PhD in Anthropology in 2023. Megan Baker is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma who received her MA in American Indian Studies in 2017. Based in Calera, … Read more

Applications Open for 2022-23: The Arianna & Hannah Yellowthunder Scholarship

Applications Open for 2022-23: The Arianna & Hannah Yellowthunder Scholarship Eligible Students: Must be a UCLA student during the 2022-23 academic year Student must be an American Indian Studies Major, Minor or a Master’s degree student Undergraduates must have 90 units or more during the award year. Must be planning to enter a career emphasizing … Read more

Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Drew Preston

UCLA Native Bruin

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Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Mattie Kamahana Bassey

Mattie Kamahana Bassey Native Bruin - February 2022

This February we are highlighting Native Bruin Mattie Kamahana Bassey.  Mattie Kamahana Bassey graduated from UCLA in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in American Indian Studies. She is Kanaka Maoli and Japanese on her mother’s side and Cherokee, German, Irish, and Scottish on her father’s side. During her time at UCLA, … Read more

Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Jesse Johnson

Happy New Year! This January we are highlighting Native Bruin Jesse Johnson (Kumeyaay) from the San Pasqual Reservation. Jesse Meswiir Johnson is Kumeyaay from the San Pasqual Reservation and currently a fourth-year student at UCLA majoring in human biology and society. During his time at UCLA, he has served as one of the chairpersons for … Read more

Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Jessica Fremland

Jessica Fremland

This December we are highlighting Native Bruin Jessica Fremland, from the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota Nation. Jessica Fremland (she/her/hers) is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota currently living on Kumeyaay land in what is often referred to as San Diego, California. She obtained her BA from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in American Indian Studies and a Master’s Degree in Sociology from … Read more