American Indian Studies at Illinois

American Indian Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Call for papers: “Attending to Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences in Place,” co-edited by Natasha Myhal (UIUC) and Brittani R. Orona (UC Davis). Abstracts due June 15, 2026. Full essays due Sept. 30, 2026.

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Join us for “Dreaming as Ethical Cognition” with Dr. Suzanne Kite (Oglála Lakȟóta) on April 24, 3–4 PM, Levis Faculty Center, Room 210.

Details: https://t.co/6KMAXH2J0t

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NAH welcomes Oliviah Walker, M.Ea, a citizen of the Meskwaki Nation. Her talk will be: "Integrating structural analysis and lived experience to address risk and protective factors"

llini Union, Room C
Tuesday, April 14 | 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Full Details: https://t.co/yM9r1K8D3A

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Warm Storage & Community-Based Memory Projects

Join NAIL Lab’s inaugural talk + workshop on Indigenous language work, community archives, and ethical research practice. Lunch provided, free & open to the public.

Register: https://t.co/sdxLV4op1E

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Mellon Sawyer Seminar Spring Lecture Series is featuring a lecture titled, "Land Grab Universities," presented by Tristain Ahtone (Editor at Grist).

Thursday, Feb 19
5:30 PM
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum

Free and open to the public

https://t.co/0KZB3P1x9o

[American Indian Studies at Illinois @AISillinois]

Mellon Sawyer Seminar Spring Lecture Series is featuring a lecture titled, "Land Grab Universities," presented by Tristain Ahtone (Editor at Grist).

Thursday, Feb 19
5:30 PM
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum

Free and open to the public

https://t.co/0KZB3P1x9o

[American Indian Studies at Illinois @AISillinois]

The call for applications for the 2026 NCAIS Summer Institute is NOW OPEN!

All graduate students at NCAIS Institutions (https://t.co/IaPeMXfM0n) are eligible to apply.

Applications are due February 13.

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Mellon Sawyer Seminar Lecture Series, "The Trouble with American Indian Sports Mascots," presented by Dr. Joseph P. Gone (Harvard University).
📷 Thursday, January 22
📷 5:30 PM
📷 Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum of World Cultures

Free and open to the public

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Join the Campus Faculty Association on Wednesday, December 3 from 12-1pm for a panel on “Immigration Law and Higher Education - A Union Perspective.”

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Native American Heritage Month at Illinois!

For more information about Native American Heritage Month programs, events, and activities, click on the following link: https://t.co/LjbiAE41bf

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Illinois, Mon Oct 13

Full schedule: https://t.co/hkB6FZYQ0a

All are welcome to connect, learn, and celebrate!

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Join us November 7–8, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for the KinSTEM: Kinship in Sciences Conference. This Conference engages diverse Indigenous standpoints about kinship and its intersection with STEM.

[Duke University Press @DukePress]

In "Indigenomicon," @arsavium examines the differences between settler colonial studies & Indigenous studies by bringing video game studies into conversation with Black studies, queer studies, & Indigenous feminist critique. Read the intro for free now: https://t.co/G9E7QT1oF0

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Save the date:

The Center for Indigenous Science, AISES, and the Native American House invite everyone to the inaugural kinSTEM: Kinship in Sciences Conference at UIUC.

kinSTEM is a FREE conference.

Details on registration, lodging, and a call for proposals are coming soon!

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American Indian Removal | Overview of NMAI's teacher resource on the important and difficult story of the removal of Native American peoples, its scope, and effects https://t.co/3wPc7Idwim

[Chicago Department of Housing @ChicagoDOH]

Jigzibik, Chicago's first Native-American inspired affordable housing project, is coming soon!

The project name, which translates to "at the river's edge" in Potawatomi, is a tribute to the building's proximity to the Chicago River and to the Native community.

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented change to university life, but it's not all bad! Some of those changes transformed us for the better.

Illinois students and faculty share the lessons we learned that continue to have a positive impact: https://t.co/rOCDmZnNrU

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🌵 Explore the American West and dive deep into Indigenous environmental history this Fall 25

HIST 476: History of the American West
HIST 572: Culture, Class, & Space: Environmental Issues within Indigenous Communities

Taught by Prof. Rosalyn LaPier
#IndigenousStudies #UIUC

[Illinois Human Resources @IllinoisHR]

The Secretary of State’s mobile unit is coming to campus! 🚐💳 Renew your license or ID, get vehicle stickers or plates, and take care of title and registration—right at the Illini Union.

📅 April 30 | ⏰ 10 AM–3 PM
Illini Union Room 103

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Check out classes for Fall 25