News & Announcements
Appointment of M. Belinda Tucker as Vice Provost of the Institute of American Cultures, an announcement from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh
To: Deans, Faculty, Vice Provosts, Vice Chancellors, Chief Administrative Officers, Institute of American Cultures Staff, and Ethnic Studies Centers Staff. Read more →
New Red Circle Project Website, an HIV-prevention program that specifically targets the American Indian Community
We would like to announce the launch of the new Red Circle Project’s website at www.redcircleproject.org. Read more →
2012–2013 Institute of American Cultures Visiting Scholar/Researcher Program in Ethnic Studies, offering fellowships to visiting scholars and researchers.
The UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC), in cooperation with UCLA’s four Ethnic Studies Research Centers (American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Bunche Center for African American Studies, Chicano Studies Research Center) offers fellowships to visiting scholars and researchers to support research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os. Read more →
United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership approves six country projects and one regional program to advance indigenous peoples’ rights
The United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) held its second Policy Board meeting in New York on 27-28 October 2011 to review and approve proposals for UN country programs designed in partnership with indigenous peoples. Read more →
UCLA American Indian Studies alumnus, Amanda Burke, successfully argues Pascua Yaqui Tribe Case
Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld tribal courts' consecutive sentencing authority to impose up to a one-year term of imprisonment for each discrete criminal violation committed by offenders in their jurisdictions. Read more →
United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership makes key decisions at its inaugural Policy Board Meeting
The first global inter-agency initiative to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples concluded its inaugural Policy Board meeting today. Read more →
UCLA American Indian Studies Center Launches Collaborative Research Institute with the U.S. Indian Law and Order Commission
UCLA Institute on Criiminal Law in Indian CountryThe UCLA American Indian Studies Center is delighted to announce the launch of Partners for Justice: UCLA Institute on Criminal Law in Indian Country. Partners for Justice is a research initiative designed to support the work of the United States Indian Law and Order Commission (ILOC), which was recently established by the Tribal Law and Order Act. Read more →
New from AISC Publications
Forthcoming from AISC Publications The Indian Civil Rights Act at Forty, Edited by Kristen A. Carpenter, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, and Angela R. Riley.
358 pp.Â
$40 paperÂ
10-digit ISBN 0-935626-67-0Â
13-digit ISBN: 978-0-935626-67-4
US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Testimony about the Impact of Racist Stereotypes on Indigenous People
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Oversight Hearing
"Stolen Identities: The Impact of Racist Stereotypes on Indigeneous People"
Thursday May 5, 2011 2:14 p.m.
Statement Prepared by Angela Aleiss, Ph.D. Read more →
Appointment of Carole E. Goldberg as Vice Chancellor - Academic Personnel, an announcement from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh
To: Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty and Vice Chancellors Read more →
UCLA Spring 2011 - Indigenous Sovereignty in Imperial Times, a class taught by Visiting Associate Professor Joanne Barker
This seminar will provide a place for students to think through those critical theories and methods addressed to understanding how “power” is discursively and ideologically constituted in relation to the nation-state (“settler societies”), indigenous sovereignty, and the politics of race, gender, and sexuality. Read more →
Professor Carole Goldberg featured in UCLA Spotlight
Her cause is justice in Indian country. Read More »
