By Liz Ohanesian April 13, 2017 On a side wall at the San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center, deep inside “First Peoples: A Celebration of Native Artists in Southern California, a 29-artist exhibition, Rowan D. Harrison’s pottery is an immediate attention-grabber. In “Reservation Plates,” the Fullerton-based artist places three earthenware clay plates, each one … Read more
By Jessica Wolf | February 14, 2017 Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA will donate approximately half of the profits from Royce Hall’s Feb. 15 presentation of “Dirtsong” to UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center (AISC). “Dirtsong” features Australian Indigenous music-theater troupe Black Arm Band. Addressing American Indian issues and supporting Indian communities, AISC … Read more
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
The Settler Complex: Recuperating Binarism in Colonial Studies By Patrick Wolfe The essays in this volume confront the assimilationist agendas in settler-colonial states around the world that seek to erase the distinct histories and current status of Indigenous peoples as sovereign peoples. In the introduction, editor Patrick Wolfe provocatively asks whether the repudiation of binarism … 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