RED HOOK — The MacArthur Foundation described his work as a filmmaker, video artist and photographer as traversing Indigenous histories and contemporary experiences in a way that “not only represents the lives of Indigenous peoples, but incorporates their worldviews into the strategies of representation itself.” Sky Hopinka, an assistant professor at Bard College in Dutchess … Read more
Conference 3: Imperialism April 14–15, 2023 Critical consideration of the interrelationships between ecologies and ephemeral architectures sets the stage for the theme of the third conference “Imperialism” (April 14-15, 2023) which will address the imperial transformations of the Caribbean and South America and their impact on and entanglement with the larger early modern Atlantic world. … Read more
Stella Nair, associate professor of art history and core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute, is co-organizer of “The Forgotten Canopy: Ecology, Ephemeral Architecture, and Imperialism in the Circum-Caribbean and Trans-Atlantic World,” together with Paul Niell of Florida State University. This project comprises three conferences at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, which is affiliated with UCLA, … Read more
This event is in Spanish. Wednesday, November 16, 2022 4 PM PST Bunche Hall 10383 In-person and Zoom: RSVP para atender en persona:https://forms.gle/q4uXpauiz1KHcoJ99 Zoom: https://bit.ly/3Rc6V6K En septiembre de 2021, representantes de quince pueblos indígenas se instalaron en el Parque Nacional de Bogotá, uno de los espacios públicos más emblemáticos de Colombia. Las comunidades exigían un … Read more
RSVP: https://distant_uclaaiscfilmfest.eventbrite.com A UCLA American Indian Studies Center Native film festival featuring Keli Mashburn and Elise Paschen Contact: Nancy Marie Mithlo (Fort Sill Chiricahua Apache) Ph.D., Professor, Department of Gender Studies, Department of American Indian Studies, and affiliated faculty, World Arts and Cultures/Dance Distant is a film collaboration between photographer and visual artist Keli Mashburn … Read more
The IAC Fall Forum will be held on Thursday, October 20 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PST) with forums like “Unsettling Domesticity: Native Women and the SF Bay Area Outing program” and “Peeling Apart Impressions: Investigating the Factors that Influence HBCU and PWI Perception.” Register here: https://uclaea.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016632589240/WN_5UfejM-lQqKob0DQCAvJmw
Many events these days begin with land acknowledgments: earnest statements acknowledging that activities are taking place, or institutions, businesses and even homes are built, on land previously owned by Indigenous peoples. And many organizations now call on employees to incorporate such statements not only at events but in email signatures, videos, syllabuses and so on. Organizations … Read more
When Kimberly Morales Johnson gazes up toward the San Gabriel Mountains, she sees the story of her community, the Tongva, Los Angeles’ first people, written on the granite. For thousands of years, the Tongva turned to these chaparral foothills and mountains during spring and summer months for food. Its canyons served as trading routes, connecting the flourishing … Read more
By the end of Indigenous Peoples’ Day all of Oregon’s public universities had programs moving forward aimed at giving financial support to Native American students. Both the University of Oregon and Eastern Oregon University announced programs Monday, following Oregon’s five other public universities that made similar strides in the past few months. University of Oregon’s Home … Read more
This October we are highlighting Native Bruin Cheyenne Suzukawa (Oglala Lakota), class of 2021 Cheyenne Suzukawa is a UCLA graduate who earned a BA in American Indian Studies in 2021. Cheyenne, who is Oglala Lakota, is currently working as a Realty Assistant at the Pacific Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Born and … Read more