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Message from the Director
Dear Friends of the AISC,
I hope your quarter is off to a good start! We have a lot of exciting events coming up, please see below for details. We hope to see you at some of them!
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
Shannon
31st Annual California Indian Conference
Thursday-Saturday, October 20-22, 2016
San Diego State University
This conference brings together California Indians, educators, tribal scholars, academics, students, public agencies, organizations and institutions, and the general public. Please mark your calendar and make plans to join us!
REGISTER TODAY! Registration is FREE for all participants.
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/mail.sdsu.edu/cic/home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caindianconference/
Co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center
2016 World Indigenous Law Conference Rights, Responsibilities, and Resilience: An International Discourse on Indigenous Peoples' Jurisprudence
Wednesday-Saturday, October 19-22, 2016
The Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering Irvine, California USA
The World Indigenous Law Conference is held every two years and will be hosted in October 2016 in North America for the first time. This Conference is an international forum aimed at gathering Indigenous lawyers, practitioners, academics and those interested in furthering their understanding of issues facing Indigenous Peoples. Key elements of this conference include an international discourse on Indigenous Peoples' Jurisprudence: examining legal frameworks and strategies for self-determined futures.
Website: http://www.7genfund.org/2016-world-indigenous-law-conference
Co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center
2016 World Indigenous Law Conference Rights, Responsibilities, and Resilience: An International Discourse on Indigenous Peoples' Jurisprudence
Wednesday-Saturday, October 19-22, 2016
The Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering Irvine, California USA
The World Indigenous Law Conference is held every two years and will be hosted in October 2016 in North America for the first time. This Conference is an international forum aimed at gathering Indigenous lawyers, practitioners, academics and those interested in furthering their understanding of issues facing Indigenous Peoples. Key elements of this conference include an international discourse on Indigenous Peoples' Jurisprudence: examining legal frameworks and strategies for self-determined futures.
Website: http://www.7genfund.org/2016-world-indigenous-law-conference
Co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center
Na Saavi Political Prisoners
Monday, October 24, 2016
3:30 PM
Conference Room 2 & 3, Student Activties Center
Solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico in Resistance
U.S. Tour
Participating:
- Comandanta Nestora Salgado, ex-political prisoner and authority of the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities Police-Community (CRAC-PC) of Guerrero
- Felicitas MartÃnez, Regional Authority of the CRAC-PC
- Berenice Sánchez, Leader of the Otomà community Magu, in the State of Mexico)
- Members of the Purépecha community de Cheran, Michoacán
- Members of the Otonà community Xochicuautla, State of Mexico
Freedom for the political prisoners/No to Plan Merida/Autonomy, resistance and community defense
Co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center
Beyond the Elections: Political Impacts on Communities of Color
Thursday, October 27, 2016
5:30 - 8:00 PM
144 Haines Hall (Chicano Studies Research Center Library)
What can we learn from this election season and how can we use this knowledge to advance racial and political equity? Featuring a panel of UCLA scholars and researchers, this critical discussion will address local, state, and national discourse and referenda and their impact on communities of color. In addition to candidates for elected office, several propositions will be on the November ballot that may significantly affect underprivileged populations, including the poor, immigrant, and those imprisoned for non-violent crimes.
A reception will follow the discussion in 153 Haines Hall.
Free to the public. Please RSVP to Eventbrite: http://UCLARaceandElectionsPanel.eventbrite.com
Organiezed by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Bunche Center for African American Studies, and Chicano Studies Research Center.
Sponsored by the UCLA Institute of American Cultures
Sundance Native Shorts Film Festival
Saturday, November 12, 2016
5:30 PM
Autry National Museum
See a selection of short documentaries by Sundance alumni. Representing diverse tribal nations, these films explore Native identity and cultural evolution in a rapidly changing world. Light reception to follow.
Co-sponsored by the Sundance Institute, UCLA American Indian Studies Center10th Annual LA SKINS Fest
November 18, 2016
8 PM
Barnsdall Gallery Art Theater
4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Film Screening of FIRE SONG
Directed by Adam Garnet Jones
Running time: 95 min
About the film:
Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager living in Northern Ontario, struggles to support his family after his sister commits suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between keeping the family home or saving his future.
Co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center
Institute of American Cultures Fall Forum
Thursday, December 1, 2016
4:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
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