Cherokee Sacred Lands Threatened
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina asks your help in saving Kituwah Mound, all that is left of the “Mother Town” of the Cherokees.
Do you know these people from Princeton 1970?
In March, 1970, over 200 people attended the First Convocation of American Indian Scholars in Princeton, New Jersey in the US, so this is the fortieth anniversary. I am working on a way to recognize those who attended this historic meeting during our NAISA meeting in Tucson, but could use some help figuring out who from the participant list might still be around these days.
FREE MUSIC DOWNLOAD: "Ain't Done Yet" by Mwalim, Featuring Amaris
BOSTON - Following the highly successful release of "The Liberation Sessions" by Mwalim, Liberation Music - MGM is making a free download of the hit single "Ain't Done Yet" available to DJs and music fans alike. Simply visit the link:
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UN Special Rapporteur report on Indigenous Australia
University of Arizona Law professor James Anaya, in his role as Special Rapporteur for the UN, has issued a report on the status of Indigenous Australians and Torres Straits Islanders. Here's the link: http://www.un.org.au/Special-Rapporteur-on-Indigenous--Australia-Report-...
MLA 2011 CFP: Lit Representations, Indigenous Migrations
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR MLA 2011. DEADLINE EXTENDED!
COLLABORATIVE SESSION BETWEEN MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION DIVISION ON AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES AND DIVISION ON CHICANA AND CHICANO LITERATURE
Literary representations, Indigenous migrations en las Américas
Within and across borders of the United States. Configurations of indigeneity, relocations from rural to urban, and the growing presence of Spanish-speaking Indigenous migrants.
Abstracts and 1-page cv by 12 March 2010 to Sheila Marie Contreras (sheilac@msu.edu)
CFP: Annual Geneva Native Studies Master Class
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
THE ANNUAL GENEVA NATIVE STUDIES MASTERCLASS
Applications are invited from advanced research students (MA, PhD, and postdoc) and early career researchers in Native Studies to participate in a
ONE-DAY MASTERCLASS
hosted by the University of Geneva on FRIDAY 7 MAY, 2010.
The class will be conducted by
PROFESSOR AILEEN MORETON-ROBINSON
(Queensland University of Technology, Director of the Indigenous Studies Research Network, member of the NAISA Nominations Committee)
Wilma Mankiller diagnosed with cancer
Sad news from the Cherokee Phoenix:
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Former Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller, one of the few women ever to lead a major American Indian tribe, has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, her husband said March 2.
AAUP: This is a time for action
I got the message below this morning as a member of AAUP:
This is a time of and for action. A time for faculty, students, and professionals in the academy to form common cause and to take the lead in reversing current patterns of policy and practice. A time to rebalance the academy and to refocus on the broad public purposes of higher education.
NAISA Member asks if it's time to start profiling white Christians
NAISA member Steven Salaita has a new post at Pulse asking if isn't time to start profiling white Christians for the sake of safety.
Read it here:
http://pulsemedia.org/2010/02/22/time-to-start-profiling-white-christian...
Congratulations to new NAISA officers
NAISA has five newly elected officers, including Kate Shanley, who will become president-elect of the association at the conclusion of the upcoming annual meeting in Tucson May 20-22. Also, Kim TallBear and Vince Diaz were elected to the NAISA Council, and Joanne Barker and Bronwyn Fredericks were elected to the Nominations Committee. Congratulations to all!
For a short report on the numbers, click read more...
