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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...

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...

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day Events This Week

Events: Thursday, May 05, 2022, 12:00am -Thursday, May 05, 2022, 11:59pm
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...

Meg Kennedy

Person: Curator of Material Culture, Albert & Shirley Small Special Collection, UVA Library

Tiffany King

Person: Associate Professor, Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Worthy Martin

Person: Director, Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities; Associate Professor, Computer Science

Nansemond Annual Pow-Wow

Events: Sunday, Aug 21, 2022, 12:00am -Sunday, Aug 21, 2022, 11:59pm
“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...