Native American Studies

On a wet and chilly September morning, President Barack Obama landed in Dillingham, Alaska, where he was greeted warmly by locals. Among them stood Alannah Hurley, UNM alumna (2009), and current executive director of the United Tribes of Bristol Bay...

A new exhibit called “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness” will be on display at UNM’s Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education beginning Wednesday, April 22. Public viewing will be available through Sunday, Oct. 18 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Domenici Center auditorium lobby.

The second annual Joe Sando Symposium on Pueblo Indian Studies is set for Thursday-Friday, March 5 and 6. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Thursday ($50 at the door, $15 with student ID). The symposium begins at 10 a.m. The event is hosted by the Institute...

The University of New Mexico Alumni Association hosts a Lobo Living Room event, “Geronimo, the Chiricahua Warrior,” with speaker Paul Hutton on Thursday, Aug. 14 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Hodgin Hall Alumni Center Plaza. Geronimo, the Chiricahua warrior, ...

Approximately 200 Navajo men and boys recently attended a “Hero Twins Workshop” held at the University of New Mexico-Gallup campus. Students, family members and other supporters were encouraged to attend to learn about their Navajo traditions and ...

Greg Cajete, director of UNM Native American Studies and member of Santa Clara Pueblo, is the featured guest on Native America Calling on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 11 a.m. to noon. Native America Calling airs locally on KUNM, 89.9 FM. Indigenous ...

American Indian Student Services, at the UNM Sidekicks Mentorship Program, is participating in a food drive to benefit the Albuquerque Public Schools Title I Homeless Project as part of their Sidekicks Mentorship Program. Collected items will be ...

November is officially Native American Heritage Month across the country, and the University of New Mexico campus community is celebrating the rich culture and history in its own unique way.  Native American students at UNM are also finding ways to ...

Nancy ParezoProfessor of American Indian Studies & Research Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona Nancy Parezo will present the 36th Journal of Anthropological Research Distinguished Lecture on "The Indian Fashion Show, Fighting Cultural ...

Award winning documentary film, "Return of the Horse," by Sharón Eliashar and Leo Hubbard, will be shown on Thursday, Jan. 17 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. in the Hibben Center. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. "We are ...