NASU Powwow
UVA's Native American Student Union (NASU) hosts its annual Powwow this April 13th. Grand entry at noon. All are invited! See flyer for details.
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Two Generations of Boomalli: Bronwyn and Rubyrose Bancroft
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...
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day Events This Week
Last year, President Joe Biden declared May 5th, 2021 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Events were held across Indian Country to raise awareness of the day and the issue. This year, Indian Country is keeping the fire burning by hosting more events across Indian Country, all...
Nansemond Annual Pow-Wow
“Nansemond Indian Homecoming” In 1988 our tribe held its first pow wow on ancestral land. It was called the “Nansemond Indian Homecoming” in celebration of our return to the Nansemond River after centuries of colonial displacement. Each year, in mid-August, we hold a “Nansemond Indian Homecoming” to...
Jim Igoe (Anthropology), IDF brownbag talk
Henry Skerritt (Art History), IDF brownbag talk
Katie King (Music), IDF brownbag talk
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 .
Reception to welcome Australian Indigenous artists to Charlottesville
Celebrate the opening of close to the wind: Lisa Waup and welcome artists and knowledge holders from Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala, and Moa, Badu and Erub Islands in the Torres Strait to Charlottesville during this reception at Kluge-Ruhe. Artists are visiting to participate in multiple...
Guided Tour: Madayin
Join one of Kluge-Ruhe’s knowledgeable gallery guides for a guided tour of our touring exhibition Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala at The Fralin Museum of Art. Read more about the exhibition here . Reservation required.