Native American Indigenous artist and UCLA alumna Mercedes Dorame will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 2022 commencement on Saturday, June 11th at 4 p.m. This will be the first commencement ceremony to be held in-person since 2019. Dorame is a member of the Tongva people, and her heritage … Read more
Native bruin – Past Present and Emerging This May we are highlighting Native Bruin James Riding In (Pawnee), class of 1985 and 1991. James Riding In retired from Arizona State University in May 2021. He received an A.A. degree in general education from Haskell Indian Junior College (now Haskell Indian Nations University, (1974), a baccalaureate … Read more
Title: Thresholds: Regulating Rise and Chronic Exposure in Diné Communities.
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
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
???????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????: ????????????????, ???????????????????????????? & ???????????????????????????????? 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 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
???????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????: ????????????????, ???????????????????????????? & ???????????????????????????????????? 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
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
Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022: 4:00pm-5:30pm PST Title of Event: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies Organizer: UCLA English Co-Sponsor: AISC Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwodeGvrzIjHNMK6mrAMIL5zAjvK2mF_q2t Description: Join us for a reading featuring Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Leanne is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, musician and member of Alderville First Nation. She is the … Read more