Thresholds: Regulating Rise and Chronic Exposure in Diné Communities.
Title: Thresholds: Regulating Rise and Chronic Exposure in Diné Communities.
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[Daily Bruin] UCLA plans to open American Indian and Pacific Islander Living Learning Community
UCLA will offer students the opportunity to join a new Living Learning Community focused on the Native American and Pasifika student experience beginning in the fall. Sponsored by both the American Indian Student Association and the Pacific Islands’ Student Association, the American Indian and Pacific Islander LLC will be housed in the west half of … Read more
Counter Mapping Articulates What Is Between – Jim Enote
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Counter Mapping Articulates What Is Betweenhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/counter-mapping-articulates-what-is-between-by-jim-enote-tickets-327659236597 Seminar May 17 | 2:30–3:30pm PST | Kaufman Hall 200 Counter-Mapping Workshop May 18 | 1:00–2:00pm PST | Kaufman Hall 1000 _ We can transcend the boundaries of mapping conventions and share our visions of a righteous world with diverse … Read more
Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Megan Baker
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Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Drew Preston
???????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????: ????????????????, ???????????????????????????? & ???????????????????????????????????? This March we are highlighting Native Bruin Drew Alan Preston (Navajo), from the class of 2010. Doctor Preston is a Dentist Anesthesiologist who serves the Central and Southern California areas. Dr. Preston graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Cell and Developmental Biology from the University … Read more
Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Mattie Kamahana Bassey
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
Hawai’i Is My Haven: Race and Indigeneity in the Black Pacific
In this Zoom Q&A session, author Nitasha Tamar Sharma will engage in conversation with Prof. Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi (Asian American Studies) and Prof. Kyle Mays (African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History) about her new book, Hawai’i Is My Haven: Race and Indigeneity in the Black Pacific (Duke UP, 2021). Hawaiʻi Is My Haven maps the context … Read more
Settler Science and Alien Contact
Join us for a conversation celebrating the publication of AICRJ’s special issue on Settler Science, Alien Contact and Searches for Intelligence. Featuring author interviews by guest editors David Shorter and Kim TallBear, brief talks by contributors, and a creative reading by Kim TallBear, this event will take you “where few settler academics have gone before.” … 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
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