UCLA American Indian Studies Center Summer Count

UCLA American Indian Studies Online
Summer Count

An electronic communication for the UCLA American Indian Studies online community, September 2007

Stay connected at:
http://www.aisc.ucla.edu - Research Center
http://www.americanindianstudies.ucla.edu - Academic Program

We hope you enjoy this edition of the online SUMMER COUNT, an email bulletin from the Student/Community Relations Unit – UCLA American Indian Studies. It provides current news and information about our community, programs and activities.

Director's Message

Hanay Geiogamah (Kiowa) continues as the Interim Director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center for the 2007-08 academic year. Hanay is Professor of Theater in the School of Theater, Film and Television.

2007-08 Visiting Scholar

Deborah Miranda

The UCLA Institute of American Cultures, in cooperation with the American Indian Studies Center has awarded a visiting scholar fellowship to Dr. Deborah Miranda for the 2007-08 academic year.

NEW CHANCELLOR INSTALLED
Block on Board
He's a scientist, a scholar, a car lover and a leader. Meet UCLA's new chief executive up close and personal.

ICSC's Board of Directors Appointed and in Full Operation
18 tribes in San Diego County, are unique both in their historical relationship to the region as well as in their contemporary exercise of tribal sovereignty and self determination through their participation in the recently created Intertribal Court of Southern California (ICSC). By Theresa Rocha ((Oneida/Ojibwe), 2nd-Year student in the Master of Arts degree program in American Indian Studies.

American Indian Recruitment
By Mattie Varner (Cherokee/Native Hawaiian), Junior in Biology

AIR Staff Spotlight
As the community college coordinator for American Indian Recruitment, Amber Crotty conducts outreach services to Native students and helps them prepare for college.

Supporting Undergraduate Natives
By Mattie Varner

SUN Pair of the Quarter
To get an idea of how a great pair functions in a mentorship program, we asked Todd Ambo and Virginia Myers (Yurok and Karuk) the following questions...

2006-07 AISA officers: Katya Adachi, Sara Ajifu, Amber Crotty, Michelle Faraji, Virginia Myers

American Indian Student Association: AISA
"Because of AISA’s activist origins, we must ensure that our legacy of student involvement and activism continues." By Jojo Leon, Director of Retention of American Indians Now

American Indian Graduate Students Association: AIGSA in 2007 and Beyond
AIGSA will be hosting, fundraising, and planning a wide variety of events this upcoming 2007–2008 academic year, and they are looking for your suggestions and assistance. By Theresa Rocha

MA Program in American Indian Studies: 2007-08 Admissions
With eleven new students (including seven American Indians) entering this fall 2007, the master of arts degree program will welcome one of its largest entering classes since the fall of 1998.

2007 UCLA American Indian Graduation Celebration
'Acknowledging the Dreams of Yesterday for the Opportunities of Tomorrow'
Honoring: The Class of 2007 & Master of Arts Candidates in American Indian Studies. Enjoy the photos. (Photos, courtesy of Todd Ambo, Caleb Dunlap & Jared Dunlap)

2007-08 Arianna and Hannah Yellowthunder Scholarship/Fellowship Awards
Angelo Sandoval (Navajo) Junior Political Science, Kari Mans, 2nd-Year MA and Jessica O'Neill (Yurok), 2nd-Year MA continue the legacy of leadership, commitment and scholarly pursuit.

Faculty Projects
UCLA’s faculty members are noted for pathbreaking scholarship and pacesetting research; their work has distinguished UCLA’s Interdepartmental Program in American Indian Studies as a vital resource for scholars and for the greater American Indian community. Following are brief descriptions of some of the many projects in which our instructors are currently engaged.

2007-08 CALENDAR

Visit Our Website

For upcoming events, visit the following websites:
AISA - www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/americanindian
AISC - www.aisc.ucla.edu
IDP-AIS - www.americanindianstudies.ucla.edu

AISA and AIGSA Frybread Sales
“Brown Bag” Presentations
RAIN Workshops
AIR Site and Outreach Visits
...and much more!