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Higher Education Enrollment Down

News: April 12, 2022
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...

After 350 years, the Rappahannock Tribe Gets Land Back

News: April 02, 2022
by JENNA KUNZE - On Friday, the Rappahannock Tribe celebrated a historic win: the reacquisition of 465 acres of their ancestral homeland at Fones Cliffs, a sacred stretch of bluffs on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia. “We have worked for many years to restore this...

Two Generations of Boomalli: Bronwyn and Rubyrose Bancroft

Events: Thursday, Apr 07, 2022, 07:00pm -Thursday, Apr 07, 2022, 08:30pm
In 1987 ten artists founded a cooperative in Sydney, Australia, demonstrating that Aboriginal art could be both urban and contemporary. They named the group Boomalli, which means ‘to strike’ or ‘make a mark’ in at least three Aboriginal languages. Many of the artists have gone on to have highly...

How Two Students Inspire Native American Youth Through Science

News: September 14, 2021
Five years ago, University of Virginia class of 2020 graduate Megan Eisenfelder spent the summer on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota to study the effects of bison grazing on native tallgrass prairies. As she conducted her research, community members asked to tag along, fascinated by the...

Monacan Indian Nation Saves Historic Capital at Rassawek from Destruction

News: March 16, 2022
PALMYRA, VA – March 16, 2022 – The Monacan Indian Nation today celebrates the selection of an alternative route for the construction of the James River Water Authority (JRWA) water withdrawal and pipeline, which will avoid destroying the Monacan historic capital of Rassawek. Read the press release...

Monacan Indian Nation Powwow

Events: Sunday, Jun 05, 2022, 12:00am -Sunday, Jun 05, 2022, 11:59pm
Save the date, we are coming back with a bang! If you are interested in vending (crafts, food) please contact the Cultural Foundation for more information! Stay tuned everyone, we look forward to seeing all our family and friends again. This event is open to the public . We request that patrons and...

Monacan Indian Nation Powwow

Events: Saturday, Jun 04, 2022, 12:00am -Saturday, Jun 04, 2022, 11:59pm
Save the date, we are coming back with a bang! If you are interested in vending (crafts, food) please contact the Cultural Foundation for more information! Stay tuned everyone, we look forward to seeing all our family and friends again. This event is open to the public . We request that patrons and...

NAIS Minor

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Undergraduates can take 2 required courses and 4 electives to earn a Minor in Native American Indigenous Studies from the Department of American Studies. Requirements for the Minor can be found here. Program contact: Kasey Jernigan, kj2wz@virginia.edu . Assistant Professor of Anthropology & American...