UCLA American Indian Studies Center

• Pamela Munro, professor of linguistics, and Chickasaw native speaker Catherine Willmond have won the 2010 Bloomfield Book Award for their new book "Let's Speak Chickasaw, Chikashshanompa' Kilanompoli'."
• As of October 15, 2009, the American Indian Studies Center welcomes Angela R. Riley as the new Acting Associate Director of AISC

• Mayor honors American Indian Studies Center: Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council honored the UCLA American Indian Studies Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary
• Indian Country Today: Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa celebrates Native American Heritage Month

AISC Events

• Open House Event: 40th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, November 24th from 2pm - 5pm in 3220 Campbell Hall
• Indigenous Peoples' Rights in the International Human Rights Framework -- A Comfortable Fit? Please Save the Date! Friday, January 22, 2010

American Indian Studies at UCLA

• AISC Roundtable Series: Tony Joe and Timothy Begay from the Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Office, Traditional Culture Program, discussed issues related to Cultural Protection and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

• Gathering Native/American Scholars and Artists: A Celebration of Forty Years