Research

The American Indian Studies Center at UCLA is committed to generating research that impacts the lives of the local, national, and global indigenous and scholarly communities. The Center has supported conferences and published books on subjects ranging from contemporary American Indian theater to California Indian recognition efforts to the Indian Child Welfare Act. Affiliated scholars have presented recommendations to state and federal governments as well as the United Nations to advance economic development, tribal governance, cultural and language revitalization, and sovereign rights in tribal communities.

Below are a few highlights of the Center's ongoing research projects:

	Partners for Justice - 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.
	Policy Briefs & Reports - The American Indian Studies Center, in conjunction with The California Wellness Foundation, The American Indian Community Council (AICC), and the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission (LACCNAIC), will be developing a series of policy briefs.
	Los Angeles Urban Indian Roundtable - a comparative study of Los Angeles American Indian/Alaska Native population trends
	Kateri Tekakwitha and the Los Angeles Indian Community
	Indigenous Rights Advocacy and Human Rights: The Past, the Future and the Visions of Change, a roundtable discussion at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights
	Indians and Guns published by Director Angela R. Riley.
	Institute of American Cultures Funding
	Yellowthunder Recipients - The Arianna & Hannah Yellowthunder Scholarship

• Sponsorship Request Form - Download an application and cover sheet to apply for funding.