“Our new executive officers and associate deans are experienced, hard-working, and capable members of the college and university,” said Venetria K. Patton, Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of LAS
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Once the project is finished, tribes from around the country will be able to look at the materials online and have access to pieces of their histories
It is with great sadness that I write to let you know about the passing of our previous Chancellor’s postdoc fellow, Angela Tapia Arce at her home in New York. As those of you who got to work with her last year know well, Angela was an amazingly generous person, scholar, artist, and activist
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- Prior to European contact, the territory now known as California hosted one of the most populous and diverse Native American communities on the continent
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- Dr. Rand will serve as the university’s Tribal Liaison to help the campus establish and maintain respectful relationships with Native American Nations
Calendar
AIS 101Fall 23: Professor: Jacki Rand -- Meets: Mondays, Wednesdays 1 p.m.-1:50 p.m. Discussion sections: Fridays, 12-12:50 p.m, or 1-1:50 p.m. Interdisciplinary introduction surveys the stories, histories, and lands of tribal peoples who became known as "American Indians"
AIS 503Spring 24: Professor: Deena Rymhs -- Oddkin: Rethinking Relations in Indigenous Literary and Visual Texts: In “How Do We Behave as Good Relatives?” Daniel Heath Justice writes about “making kin as oddkin […] where the range of relatives to whom we are responsible extends far...
AIS 275Spring 2023 -- When you think of Native Americans, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Did you think of something Modern or historical? Do you imagine Natives in space? Did you imagine Natives time travelling? If you didn't imagine any of those things, it is understandable. But did you know...
AIS 285Spring 2023 -- (AIS 285, Section C) Indigenous women have always been thinkers and intellectuals in the Midwest and beyond. In this course, we will read writing by six Native women from the year 1800 to 2000. We will explore how these women wrote and thought about politics,...
AIS 490Spring 2022 -- Queer Indigenous Studies: This seminar will delve into the burgeoning field of queer Indigenous studies. Topics to be explored include the origins of queer Indigenous studies in 1980s Indigenous and women of color feminisms, the development and complexities of the term "Two-Spirit,"...
