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10/02/2018 - The Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma, descendants of the native people who once inhabited Illinois, also supports the idea

08/14/2018 - Professor Tahmahkera, an enrolled citizen of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, is an interdisciplinary scholar of North American indigeneities, critical media, and sound

05/17/2018 - Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert, a professor of history, has been appointed by the College of LAS to direct the American Indian Studies Program at Illinois. His appointment set to begin in August.

04/25/2018 - Professor Davis's new book is named a Winner of the Beatrice Medicine Award

04/20/2018 - Professor Gilbert's new book is named a Winner of the David J. Weber-William P. Clements Prize

04/10/2018 - Join us on Sunday, April 15 to enjoy and learn about the importance of the Native Grass Dance, as well as the Grass Dance regalia on loan and on exhibit in the Spurlock Museum

01/30/2018 - Chief Illiniwek was the official mascot of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign but was retired in 2007 after controversy involving the NCAA and several Native American groups. An...

01/29/2018 - The Cleveland Indians will phase out the Chief Wahoo logo. But other teams continue to face controversy for the use of Native American imagery that is considered racist by many.

03/09/2017 - The National Baseball Hall of Fame has launched a new online platform to celebrate Latino baseball, with University of Illinois history professor Adrian Burgos Jr. as its editor-in-chief.  The site...

01/23/2017 - Former Chancellor Post Doctoral Fellows in American Indian Studies return to campus to share their research, academic journeys

12/08/2016 - Native Americans have claimed their rights and their place in the U.S. through more than two centuries of activism, according to Frederick E. Hoxie, recently retired as a professor of history, law...

08/02/2016 - Professor Adrian Burgos Jr. has been named interim director of the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Burgos' appointment is effective Aug. 16, 2016.

07/21/2016 - In May of this year, Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert was interviewed by ESPN producer Scott Harves for a film on Hopi running and the Hopi cross country team. The interview took place in the Department of...

04/19/2016 - The core faculty of the American Indian Studies Program supports the efforts of the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition (NTFC) to negotiate a fair first contract with the University. These non-tenure-track...

04/08/2016 - American Indian Studies faculty join our colleagues in Latina/Latino Studies in expressing deep concern over recent anonymous acts clearly meant to antagonize and demonize valued members of our...