Q&A: How does UVA’s ‘Fuego Eterno’ exhibit explore indigenous sovereignty?
By Zeina Mohammed, UVAToday
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Indigenous knowledge, practices, belief systems, and ways of being in the world move within and across humanistic, social scientific, and scientific divides. More than just a cross-disciplinary field, Indigenous Studies is a methodological framework that asks the fundamental question “Where are we?”...
Higher Education Enrollment Down
Significantly fewer Native students have headed to higher education in the past 12 years. That’s part of a broader national trend — National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data show a steady decline in the overall number of American students entering higher education since 2012 — but the drop...
Red Dress Day at the Kluge-Ruhe
A day of awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Presented by Kluge-Ruhe and the Native and Indigenous Relations Community at UVA Installation of red dresses at Kluge-Ruhe, 10 am - 4 pm Lecture by Professor Kasey Jernigan followed by reception, 6:00-7:30 pm Doors open at 5:00 pm...
Native business, tribal leaders plan trade mission to Australia
A group of Native entrepreneurs, organizers and representatives from tribal enterprises will join the First Nations Trade Mission trip to visit with Indigenous Australians to open talks about trade opportunities and information exchange. The Trade Mission will send 10 delegates from a cross-section...
Savannah Baber Named New Coordinator for Virginia Indian Programs
Virginia Humanities announced today that Savannah Baber is serving as the new Coordinator for Virginia Indian Programs. The position, established in 2007, is responsible for working with tribal nations throughout Virginia, identifying creative opportunities for collaboration, and finding ways...
Monacan Nation Homecoming
Please join the St. Paul's Mission and Monacan Indian Nation for their annual homecoming. Come celebrate!
Fralin Museum of Art receives grant for Native North American Collections Project
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia (UVA) has received a $250,000 American Art Program Responsive Grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to focus on the Museum’s Native North American Collections Project. The initiative will support new research and interpretation of the Native...
Upper Mattaponi Annual Pow-Wow
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Dept. of Justice Launches New Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Website
The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week launched a website to streamline information and resources related to open missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases. The new page within the DOJ’s Tribal Justice and Safety website details the federal government’s increased efforts to address the...