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Talking About Indigenous Studies: Perspectives from Africa and the Americas

Native American and Indigenous Studies is a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field with arguably two elements at its core: the use of place-based methodologies and a commitment to decolonizing scholarship that serves Indigenous communities. What do these elements mean in different world regions and...

Artist Talk with Jaime Black-Morsette, creator of the REDress Project

Join artist Jaime Black-Morsette, creator of the REDress Project, in conversation with UVA professor Kasey Jernigan, for a discussion of the REDress Project and Black-Morsette's work to raise awareness and seek justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit people. Join on...

Monacan Nation Homecoming

Please join the St. Paul's Mission and Monacan Indian Nation for their annual homecoming. Come celebrate!

UVA Powwow

The Native American Student Union is hosting its annual Powwow on April 8. Opens at 10 am; Grand Entry is at noon. See more details at https://fb.me/e/4g45ESw08 .

Upcoming Virginia Powwows

A powwow is a time for tribes to gather with one another and the public, providing a vibrant display of Native cultures. In Virginia, most powwows are held between May and October and are opportunities to engage with the Commonwealth’s diverse tribal nations. Tribal citizens enjoy powwows as a time...

Eye-Catching REDdress Project Memorializes Indigenous Women

UVA Today, by Alice Berry , vfu6kd@virginia.edu . The REDress Project, launched in 2010 by the mixed-ancestry Métis artist Jamie Black, honors Indigenous victims in the United States and Canada. REDress has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institutes’ National Museum of the American Indian, the...