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NAISA Council

NAISA is governed by a constitution and by-laws. The first election of association officers took place in the spring of 2009. Current officers and Councilors are listed below, followed by former officers and Councilors. Biographies of all council members are available by clicking on their names, and email links are also listed so members can be in touch with officers. The Council meets twice a year face-to-face and electronically and on a monthly basis in between.

2012-2013
President
K. Tsianina Lomawaima (Creek)
University of Arizona
email Tsianina Lomawaima

President-Elect
Makere Stewart-Harawira (Waitaha)
resigned January 2013: replacement by special election to be determined

Past President
Kathryn Shanley (Assiniboine)
University of Montana
President
email Kathryn Shanley

David Chang (Kanaka Maoli)
University of Minnesota
Secretary
email David Chang

N. Bruce Duthu (United Houma Nation of Louisiana)
Dartmouth College
Treasurer
email N. Bruce Duthu

Council Members

Terms expire 2013
Vicente Diaz (Pohnpeian and Filipino)
University of Michigan
email Vicente Diaz

Kimberly TallBear (Dakota)
University of California, Berkeley
email Kimberly TallBear

Terms expire 2014
Daniel Heath Justice (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma)
University of Toronto
email Daniel Justice

Jose Antonio Lucero (Tony) (Chicano)
University of Washington
email Tony Lucero

Terms expire 2015

LeAnne Howe (Choctaw)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
email ileannehowe@gmail.com

Aileen Moreton-Robinson (Geonpul)
Queensland University of Technology
email a.moreton-robinson@qut.edu.au

FORMER OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS

Kathryn Shanley, Pres, 2011-2012
Jean O'Brien, Pres, 2010-2011
Robert Warrior, Pres, 2009-2010

Maggie Walter, Sec, 2009-2012
Treasurer, Brendan Hokowhitu, 2009-2012

Councilors:
J. Kehaulani Kauanui, 2009-2012
Noenoe Silva, 2009-2012
Alice Te Punga Somerville, 2009-2011
Chris Anderson, 2009-2011
Lisa Brooks, 2009-2010
Rob Innes, 2009-2010

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NAISA Constitution & Bylaws amended March 2012.pdf65.29 KB

2013 Call for Applications: $$ to Attend Annual Meeting

Feb 27, 2013: Funds are available to assist members accepted to the 2013 Program who need financial assistance to attend the meeting. Click here to access instructions and guidelines on how to apply for the 2013 meeting in Saskatoon.

Co-Editors and Editorial Board for NAIS Journal

Inaugural co-editors for the NAIS Journal were selected by NAISA Council in November 2012: Professors Jean O'Brien (White Earth Ojibwe, University of Minnesota) and Robert Warrior (Osage, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign). The Inaugural Editorial Board was appointed by NAISA Council and the Co-Editors in March 2013: click on "Journal" in the left-hand column to see the list!