Archive
Fourth Annual NAIS Spring Celebration • Friday April 27, 2012
NAIS will host our fourth annual spring celebration for our graduating students. Three graduate students will present their research, and four undergraduate students will recieve their undergraduate certificates.
2012 Uniting the Eagle and the Condor • Friday April 27, 2012
NAIS will co-sponsor the first annual community gathering of indigenous activists, scholars, and students.
NAIS Speaker Series: Dr. Lisa Brooks • Friday March 30, 2012
NAIS presents Harvard Professor Dr. Lisa Brooks present her lecture on "Turning the Looking Glass on Early American Literature: Mary Rowlandson and Native Space."
NAIS Brown Bag Series: Tiara Naputi • Wednesday March 7, 2012
NAIS graduate portfolio student Tiara Naputi will present her paper entitled, "Communicating Resistance: Chamoru Testimonies and Guhan's Self-Determination Movement."
NAIS Speaker Series: Dr. David Delgado Shorter • Monday January 30, 2012
The Native American and Indigenous Studies program will kick-start the new semester with our Speaker Series lecture by Dr. David Delgado Shorter from UCLA presenting "Sexual Healing in Contemporary Tribal Ethnographies."
NAIS Brown Bag Series: Angela Tapia • Thursday February 16, 2012
NAIS graduate portfolio student Angela Tapia presented her work on the Kakataibo indigenous peoples in Peru who form part of "isolated communities."
NAIS Brown Bag Series: Vivian Newdick • Tuesday November 15, 2011
NAIS graduate student Vivian Newdick presented her paper entitled, "Questioning power: Human rights, subaltern counterpublics, and the denunciation of military rape in Chiapas, Mexico."
LAIC Presents: Fall Harvest Dinner • Monday November 14, 2011
The Longhorn American Indian Council (LAIC) presents a thanksgiving dinner with a lecture given by Dr. Pauline Strong from the Department of Anthropology and the Native American and Indigenous Studies program.
NAIS Speaker Series: Dr. Audra Simpson • Monday November 7, 2011
The Native American and Indigenous Studies program will hold our second Speaker Series lecture with Dr. Audra Simpson from Columbia University presenting her discussion "Sovereignty, Sympathy, and Indigeneity."
NAIS Brown Bag Series: Cameron Strong • Wednesday October 12, 2011
NAIS graduate portfolio student Cameron Strong presents his research on Native American Storytelling and Science in Spanish Florida.
NAIS Speaker Series: Larry Loyie • Tuesday October 4, 2011
The Native American and Indigenous Studies program will kick-off our annual Speaker Series with First Nation writer Larry Loyie presenting his discussion "A Survivor's View of the Residential School System in Canada."
NAIS Welcome Reception • Friday September 23, 2011
The Native American and Indigenous Studies program will host a Welcome Reception for students and faculty. Refreshments will be provided.
Native American Cultural Festival and Fair • Saturday August 27, 2011
The Longhorn American Indian Council (LAIC) will host a cultural and resource fair for Native American and indigenous students. The event will include a powwow, traditional dancing and art, as well as essential campus resources.



