Native American Studies

A gripping tale of ghosts, crime and justice is back to where it all began: New Mexico. University of New Mexico alumnus Ramona Emerson has returned to her alma mater to showcase her wildly successful supernatural crime thriller Shutter.  Shutter...

Five doctoral students have begun their journeys as the inaugural cohort for the Department of Native American Studies' (NAS) new Ph.D. program.   As the fourth program of its kind in the country, the NAS Ph.D. program offers a focus in Critical...

The University of New Mexico hosts an entire month of opportunities to learn, create and advocate to commemorate American Indian Heritage Month.  Between American Indian Student Services (AISS), Native American Studies, UNM HSC Center for Native...

A study by Professor and Chair of the Department of Native American Studies, Tiffany S. Lee, and colleagues is making significant strides toward sustaining the Diné language and cultural heritage.  Her longitudinal study, titled, “Improving research to...

The Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards were established in 2020 to honor recently promoted faculty who have accomplished outstanding research or creative works in their respective career stage.  This award was created in response to a...

The 23 graduates who will be walking the stage at the Department of Native American Studies’ convocation ceremony on Wednesday, May 10 will have two very special guest speakers welcoming them to their alumni community. Navajo Nation’s first female Vice...

The inaugural event for the Hitchcock-Kelly Fund for Human and Indigenous Peoples' Rights, featuring Professor James Amaya, is scheduled for Monday, April 24 at 7 p.m. (MDT) in Anthropology room 163. Parking is available in C Lot. The event is sponsored...

It’s no secret that newly sworn-in Vice President of the Navajo Nation Richelle Montoya has made history. Every time you search her name, you see her groundbreaking accomplishment: the first woman to take on that helm. Still, there’s so much that lies...

The future of the educational landscape for children of the Navajo Nation could be largely improved thanks to the fervor and dedication of one UNM Native American Studies professor and her mother, Dr. Delores Greyeyes. It’s an effort that researcher...

Protecting an endangered language is just as consequential as safeguarding animals on the verge of extinction. The Navajo language faces threats to its vitality just as imperiled animals do. Like protecting the planet, preserving a language, and the...