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
Former Chancellor Post Doctoral Fellows in American Indian Studies return to campus to share their research, academic journeys
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
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.
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert was interviewed by ESPN for a film on Hopi running and a Hopi cross country team
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.
The American Studies Association joins many native organizations and institutions in calling for the Washington Redskins to immediately change the team’s racist logo and name.
The Committee recommends that Dr. Salaita’s candidacy be remanded to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for reconsideration by a committee of qualified academic experts
The scale and breadth of this collection make it a landmark in the development of indigenous studies
What is most fascinating about Tribal Television is how Tahmahkera traces the ways in which sitcom story lines from the 1950s through the 1970s tended to echo federal government policy
The editors make a compelling argument for retheorizing essentialized dichotomies like female and male, homosexuality and heterosexuality, and femininity and masculinity
No confidence based on Wise's decision to effectively fire Steven Salaita, whose de facto hire had been properly vetted by the unit and approved by the college through standard procedures.
From the moment that the story broke of Chancellor Phyllis Wise’s underhanded nixing of Steven Salaita’s de facto hiring, Nelson has rushed forward as the administration’s biggest cheerleader
This is an extremely dangerous moment for the future of shared governance and academic freedom at UIUC
There is good reason to fear that Professor Salaita's academic freedom and possibly that of the Illinois faculty members who recommended hiring him have been violated.