News & Announcements
NYTimes: Lawlessness on Indian Land
Violence and crime rage unchecked in Indian country, yet the federal government, the primary law enforcer on reservations, is investigating and prosecuting fewer violent felonies, and reducing financing for tribal courts and public-safety programs. That is a scandal. Read more →
Director Angela Riley Presented 'The History of Native American Lands and the Supreme Court' at 2012 Leon Silverman Lecture Series
The 2012 Leon Silverman Lecture Series focuses on the Constitution and the Supreme Court's earliest history on property rights. Read more →
New Book: Language Planning and Policy in Native America, by Professor Teresa L. McCarty
"This work is a beautiful testimonial to this historic time when Native American communities are taking control of their own linguistic futures. Read more →
An Open Letter to No Doubt, Supersonic Public Relations and Interscope Records in Response to No Doubt's Video, "Looking Hot"
The American Indian Studies Center is a research institute founded in 1969 at the University of California, Los Angeles, dedicated to addressing American Indian issues and supporting Indian nations. The Center also serves as a bridge between the academy and indigenous peoples locally, nationally, and internationally, with a goal of advancing understandings between Native and non-Native communities. Read more →
Director Angela Riley to speak at Harvard Law School's conference on Tribal Courts and the Federal System
What are the major jurisdictional issues that tribal courts confront? How do tribal courts approach sentencing alternatives? What should be the long-term plan for strengthening tribal courts? What is being done to provide defense for indigent defendants? Read more →
LATimes: Petroglyph thefts near Bishop stun federal authorities, Paiutes
At least four ancient petroglyphs were cut from cliffs at the Volcanic Tableland and dozens of others damaged in 'the worst act of vandalism ever seen' on federal lands in the area. Read more →
LATimes: Pechanga tribe buys land, ending Riverside County quarry dispute
Through seven years of disputes, a proposed rock quarry in Riverside County has been called a job creator, an economy killer, an environmental disaster and even a creation site. Read more →
Director Angela Riley becomes newly elected member in the American Law Institute (ALI)
Professor Riley will serve as an Advisor for the newly implemented American Indian Law Project. Read more →
President Obama Announces National Native American Heritage Month Proclamation
A proclamation by the President of the United States of America Read more →
Professor Fred Hoxie Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The McNickle Center is pleased to share the news that Fred Hoxie, Swanland Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and former director of the McNickle Center has been named the winner of this year's American Indian History Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more →
Review of Professor Paul Kroskrity's "Telling Stories in the Face of Danger: Language Renewal in Native American Communities"
The traditions of American Indians constituted one of the four original areas of concern of the American Folklore Society, and while interest in the traditions of Native North America has vacillated among folklorists during the century and a quarter since the organization's founding, it remains vital to the discipline. Read more →
NYTimes: Louise Erdrich's Novel 'The Round House' Wins National Book Award
Beating out an unusually competitive field, Louise Erdrich won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday night for The Round House. Read more →
Appointment of M. Belinda Tucker as Vice Provost of the Institute of American Cultures, an announcement from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh
To: Deans, Faculty, Vice Provosts, Vice Chancellors, Chief Administrative Officers, Institute of American Cultures Staff, and Ethnic Studies Centers Staff. Read more →
New Red Circle Project Website, an HIV-prevention program that specifically targets the American Indian Community
We would like to announce the launch of the new Red Circle Project’s website at www.redcircleproject.org. Read more →
