American Studies

Cynthia Chavez Lamar, University of New Mexico alumna and director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), will be the guest speaker at the inaugural Alfonso Ortiz Lecture on Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29. An enrolled member of...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of American Studies hosts a talk about sacred Diné landscapes on Thursday, April 7, from 4 to 5:30p.m. The event is in Frank Waters room 105 of Zimmerman Library.  The event’s speaker is Senior Anthropologist...

Starting this weekend, the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos will present Following the Manito Trail–a cultural heritage exhibition that shares the largely untold histories of nine Hispanic New Mexican families from Taos County with public audiences.  The...

University of New Mexico alumna Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, effective Feb. 14. She is the third director of the National Museum of the American Indian and the first Native...

Five Native American educators and academics from The University of New Mexico have been chosen by AcademicInfluence.com as top influential American Indian scholars in the nation. Gregory Cajete (Tewa), Jennie R. Joe (Navajo), Henrietta Mann (Cheyenne), Simon J. Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo), and Gerald Vizenor (Chippewa) ...

Associate Professor Anna Nogar of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of New Mexico and A. Gabriel Meléndez, Distinguished Professor of American Studies at UNM, now retired, recently collaborated on a book of poetry translated from...

The basic definition for the Spanish language word querencia is a metaphysical concept taken from the verb querer, which means "to want” or “to love." But the reality of querencia is more complicated, more poetic and sentimental, seated in deep emotions...

Russell J. and Dorothy S. Bilinski's life objective was to be self-sufficient and intellectually challenged. They firmly believed that people should be Independent, ambitious, and, most importantly, accountable. Russell worked as a researcher,...

University of New Mexico student Dana Lee was just announced as a 2021 Udall Scholar – a distinct honor she shares with only a few others around the country. Chenoa Scippio and Dora Bean, also UNM students, were selected as honorable mentions for the...

The University of New Mexico recently announced the appointment of Francisco Galarte as the new director of the Feminist Research Institute. “I am honored to have been selected as the new director for the FRI and build upon the legacy of past directors....