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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Native American Experiences in Engineering

October 23, 2023 News AISC, assistant professor, faculty, job posting, school of engineering, UCLA

Apply at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08911 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Native American Experiences in Engineering University of California Los Angeles The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with Specialization in Native American Experiences in Engineering, slated to commence on July 1, 2024. We strongly encourage applications from outstanding candidates across … Read more

Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Nina Stanton (Tule River Indian Reservation)

April 28, 2023 Native Bruins, News AISC, alumni, native bruin, UCLA, UCLA AISC

This May we are highlighting Native Bruin, Nina Stanton (Tule River Indian Reservation) class of 1997. Nina Stanton is Yokuts from the Wukchumni and Chukchansi tribelets of the Tule River Indian Reservation. She is a 1997 UCLA graduate who earned a BA in history, and a minor in American Indian Studies. Nina began her studies at … Read more

Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Aiko Little

March 2, 2023 Native Bruins AISC, alumni, american indian, graduate, indigenous, indigenous peoples, native american, Native Americans, native bruin, Native Bruins, Oglala Lakota, UCLA, UCLA AISC

This MARCH 2023 we are highlighting Native Bruin Aiko Little (Oglala Lakota) class of 2020. Aiko Little is a Native American (Oglala Lakota) & Filipina writer, actor, and Vice Chair of the WGA’s Native American Indigenous Writer’s Committee. Aiko was recently staffed on GET IT for Amazon – an upcoming Native American series set in … Read more

Special Event: Apache Stronghold and the Historic Preservation and Archaeology Department of the San Carlos Apache Tribe

February 23, 2023 AISC, Apache Stronghold, Archaeology Department of the San Carlos Apache tribe, indigenous, native american, Native Americans, native bruin, Special Event, UCLA, UCLA AISC

Special Event: Apache Stronghold and the Historic Preservation and Archaeology Department of the San Carlos Apache tribe join us for a special event to share their struggle to protect the sacred site of Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat) from the mining giant Rio Tinto/Resolution Copper. Emblematic of the struggle of Indigenous Peoples across the Americas, Apache … Read more

Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Eric Morrison

February 9, 2023 Native Bruins AISC, alumni, indigenous peoples, native american, Native Americans, native bruin, Native Bruins, UCLA, UCLA AISC

This FEBRUARY 2023 we are highlighting Native Bruin Eric Morrison from the Tlingit tribe, the first group of native students to attend UCLA in 1968. Eric (Tlingit name Koon’esh) Morrison has served as executive director of the Salamatof Tribe in Alaska since 2017. He has also served on the National Tribal Water Council for 20 … Read more

Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Maya Rose Dittloff

January 13, 2023 Events, Native Bruins, News AISC, alumni, american indian, Native Bruins, NativeBruin, UCLA, UCLA AISC

This January 2023 we are highlighting Native Bruin Maya Rose Dittloff (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Blackfeet) class of 2019. Maya Rose Dittloff (ǔkkayǔ”kwīyinnimǎakii/Many Pipes Woman) is a queer Mandan, Hidatsa, and Blackfeet writer, director, and producer. A graduate of the School of Theater, Film, and Television with a concentration in screenwriting and cinematography in 2019. Maya … Read more

[Bay Nature] How Indigenous People Got Some Land Back in Oakland

December 15, 2022December 13, 2022 News AISC, graduate, indigenous, indigenous peoples, native american, Native Americans, native bruin, Native Bruins, oakland, UCLA, UCLA AISC

On the surface, Sequoia Point seems like another lovely spot in a Bay Area park, with gnarled oaks, towering old-growth redwoods and a glorious view of the Bay. But this scenic overlook in Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park has now acquired new significance, and a new Chochenyo name—Rinihmu Pulte’irekne, meaning “Above the Red Ochre”—because the city … Read more

[Indian Country Today] Citizen Potawatomi Nation launches college language courses

December 13, 2022December 12, 2022 News AISC, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN), indigenous, indigenous peoples, language, languages, native american, Native Americans

Citizen Potawatomi Nation In recent years, more Native American tribes across the country are building programs to preserve, maintain and revitalize their traditional languages, including Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN). It recently received a federal grant of $82,609 to launch college-level language courses. The grant was awarded under the Administration for Native Americans’ Emergency Native Language … Read more

Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Ty Coughenour

December 5, 2022 Native Bruins AISC, alumni, american indian, graduate, indigenous, indigenous peoples, Native Americans, native bruin, Native Bruins, UCLA, UCLA AISC

This December we are highlighting Native Bruin Ty Coughenour (Lummi) class of 2011. Ty Coughenour is an award-winning writer, producer, and director who resides in Seattle, Washington, and is a member of the Lummi tribe. He graduated from UCLA in 2011 Cum Laude as a Gates Millennium Scholar. While at UCLA, he worked at the … Read more

[ABC7] Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians explains why Native sovereignty is multifaceted

December 5, 2022November 29, 2022 Uncategorized ABC7, AISC, Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, indigenous, indigenous peoples, National Geographic, native american, Native Americans, Our America: Reclaiming Turtle Island, Sovereignty, Turtle Island, UCLA AISC

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (KABC) — “Our America: Reclaiming Turtle Island”brings to life the July 2022 National Geographic issue cover story, “We Are Here” and the conversation around Native sovereignty and the efforts Indigenous nations and communities are taking to reclaim Turtle Island — a common Indigenous name for North America. The documentary features narration by … Read more