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UCLA AMERICAN
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Friends of American Indian Studies Center, With classes set to resume at the Law School in two weeks, we find ourselves at the end of a very productive summer here at the Center. Scroll down to read about what we've been working on and to learn more about faculty promotions, activities and staff additions. Please come by and see us at Campbell Hall when you are back on campus. In the meantime, enjoy the remaining days of summer. Jage Nagenon (all my relations),
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(GENEVA) — The first global inter-agency initiative to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples concluded its inaugural Policy Board meeting today. The United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership is a commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and calls for its full realisation through the mobilisation of financial and technical assistance. Read More
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Professor Champagne is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa from North Dakota. He is Professor of Sociology and American Indian Studies. His interests focus on processes of social change and institutionalization. Empirically, he has looked at institutional change and variation among Native American societies and their social, economic and political responses to Western influences (i.e. incorporation into the world system, geopolitical competition and trans-societal cultural interactions). Other related interests include theory, historical and comparative analysis, and fieldwork. |
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The AISC congratulates Professors Hanay Geiogamah and Paul Kroskrity on their promotions from Professor Step V to Step VI. |
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Director Angela Riley delivered the keynote address at the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization's side event in Geneva, Switzerland on July 18, 2011. Her address, entitled, Making Sui Generis Protection Work: Best Practices and Future Research, focused on advancing international protections for indigenous peoples' traditional knowledge and cultural resources. |
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OTHER NEWS
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AISC WELCOMES NEW ACADEMIC COORDINATOR FOR THE IDP
NATIVE VOICES AT THE AUTRY CALL FOR SCRIPTS Annual Call for Scripts Native Voices at the Autry is the nation's premiere Equity theatre company dedicated to the development and production of new works for the stage by Native American and First Nations artists. We accept submissions year round but to be considered for the specific events listed below all submissions must be received between September 1 - 15. 1st Annual Short Play Festival Selection Process:Short plays and one acts (10-30 minutes) received between September 1 - 15 will be read and evaluated by a reading panel comprised of Native American theater artists and community members who will select plays for the festival based on originality, theatricality, execution, and the creative use of the theme. 4 characters maximum. Limited decor. Selected playwrights will be notified in October. 2012 Playwrights Retreat and Festival of New Plays Selection Process: Full-length plays (60+ pages) received between September 1 – 15 will be read and evaluated for each event. A select number of playwrights will be invited to submit Formal Proposals detailing their developmental goals should their play be chosen. Scripts will then be sent to a committee of nationally recognized theatre artists for further evaluation. With their help, Native Voices selects up to five plays for the Playwrights Retreat & Festival of New Plays. Playwrights will be notified in December. 2012 First Look Series Selection Process: Full-length plays (60+ pages) received between September 1 – 15 will be read and evaluated. Select scripts will then be sent to a committee of nationally recognized theatre artists for further evaluation. With their help, Native Voices selects up to five plays for workshops and readings. Playwrights will be notified in May. A note about Native Voices' developmental process: Checklist for Submission DO NOT send treatments or outlines. Previously submitted plays should only be re-submitted if the play has undergone significant dramatic changes. Plays that are not selected are kept on file for consideration for future opportunities. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your materials returned. Playwrights are encouraged to make multiple submissions (up to three per event) but selection will be limited to only one play per playwright per event. Send Submissions to: Hard Copy Submissions For more information: Plays are evaluated on originality, theme, theatricality, and execution. Plays workshopped at Native Voices at the Autry have gone on to productions and/or readings at The Public Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, VSA North Fourth Art Center, Workshop West in Canada, Pennsylvania Center Stage, Trinity Repertory Company, Montana Rep; and have been featured at the Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Voices Theatre for Young Audiences in Washington D.C.; the Two Worlds Native American Theater and Film Festival in New Mexico; the City University of New York Indigenous World Theatre Reading Series; Idyllwild Native Arts Week; the Originals Festival in Brisbane, Australia; the ASSITEJ 16th World Congress and Performing Arts Festival; the Origins Festival in London; among others.
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Duane Champagne has been appointed Editor of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal for 2011-12, a position he previously held from 1986-2003. As Editor, Professor Champagne will also hold the title of Associate Director. The Center is delighted to welcome Professor Champagne back to the Journal and to benefit from his intellectual leadership in the field of American Indian Studies.
Diana Webster is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe in Northern Minnesota. She is an attorney who has worked with tribal justice systems, with an emphasis on alternative courts, while at the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, a nonprofit organization in West Hollywood, California. Diana received her bachelor of arts degree in business management from Webster University and a Juris Doctor at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. While at Southwestern, Diana was a research assistant for Professor Angela Riley. After graduation from law school, Diana spent the summer as a law clerk in the legal department of the White House Council on Environmental Quality in Washington, D.C. Prior to her legal career, she spent 20 years working for Northwest Airlines in sales and marketing. Diana enjoys traveling and volunteering as an advisory board member for an international animal rescue organization.
Clementine Bordeaux (Sicangu Oglala Lakota) is a recent graduate of the Native Voices Indigenous Documentary Film program at the University of Washington, Seattle. She grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and worked as a Youth Ministry Coordinator before returning to graduate school. With a background in Theatre, Clementine is interested in performance, moving images and the creation of counter-narratives. Her master thesis is a film focused on Native women in Academia at the University of Washington and is intended to be inspiration for other generations of academics. Clementine believes in the power of education, advocates for Indigenous Methodologies and hopes to continue to support Native made media as well as higher academic learning. She is humbled to be joining the UCLA American Indian Studies Program and looks forward to interacting with the awesome communities in the Southern California area.