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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center,

Fall has arrived! We've been busy here at the Center commemorating Native American Heritage Month.  It's been wonderful to see many of you at these events.  Please scroll down for information on our remaining November activities.

We also have included photos and updates regarding some recent successful events, including the American Society of Ethnohistory Conference, which was held last month in Pasadena, our Open House, as well as the second meeting of the United Nations - Indigenous Peoples' Partnership at UN Headquarters in New York.

Finally, we are delighted to circulate the ad for a faculty search in American Indian Studies at UCLA, via the American Indian Studies Center. Please circulate widely.

As we near the holiday season, we express our thanks and gratitude to you, the Native community and friends of the Center, for your continued interest in and support of our work.

Megwetch (thank you),
Angela R. Riley
Director

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UCLA AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES OPEN HOUSE IMAGE SLIDESHOW

Click here to view photos from the 2011 UCLA American Indian Studies Open House, November 10, 2011, 4-6 p.m., 3220 Campbell Hall

Sponsored by American Indian Recruitment (AIR), American Indian Studies Center, American Indian Studies Interdepartmental Program, Retention of American Indians Now! (RAIN), Tribal Learning Community Educational Exchange (TLCEE), UCLA Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools (UARS)

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ETHNOHISTORY RECAP

"INDIAN RENAISSANCE:  CONCRETE POLICY CHANGES THAT CAN REVOLUTIONIZE INDIAN COUNTRY" — A CONVERSATION WITH HEATHER DAWN THOMPSON AND ANGELA RILEY

Click to view photos from the "Indian Renaissance:  Concrete Policy Changes that Can Revolutionize Indian Country" — a conversation with Heather Dawn Thompson, JD, Assistant US Attorney and Angela Riley. Director of American Indian Studies Center and Professor of Law. Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 1:10-2:55 PM, Law 1314

TENURED AND TENURE-TRACK FULL-TIME FACULTY APPOINTMENT
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES CENTER

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks an outstanding scholar who can make a strong contribution to teaching and research in American Indian Studies.  Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to American Indian Studies (understood as an interdisciplinary field) as displayed by publications in American Indian Studies and/or their chosen discipline or field of specialization.   We are especially interested in applicants from the fields of Anthropology (Cultural, Historical and Linguistic), English and Comparative Literature, Public Policy, Psychology, and World Arts and Cultures.  However, exceptional candidates from other fields will be considered.

A Ph.D. or equivalent degree at the time of application, with evidence of strength or great potential in research, teaching, and professional service are required.  Scholars at all levels are encouraged to apply.  Salary will be commensurate with experience and level of appointment.  

Applications and nominations should be sent with a current curriculum vitae and samples of published or unpublished works (samples will not be returned); in addition, three letters of reference should be sent separately by the writers to: IACSearch@conet.ucla.edu. 

We will begin reviewing applications January 3, 2012. The position will stay open until filled and is set to commence in Fall 2012.  For questions, please contact chair of search committee, Professor David Delgado Shorter at shorter@ucla.edu.

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UCLA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to achieving diversity among its faculty, students and staff.  Individuals with a history of and commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

OPEN-RANKED TENURE AND TENURE TRACK POSITION IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership approves six country projects and one regional program to advance indigenous peoples' rights

An Information Update

The United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) held its second Policy Board meeting in New York on 27-28 October 2011 to review and approve proposals for UN country programs designed in partnership with indigenous peoples.

The Board saw the active participation of indigenous expert members Raja Devasish Roy (Co-Chair of UNIPP and Member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues), Adelfo Regino Montes (Secretary of Indigenous Affairs, Government of Oaxaca, Mexico), and Angela Riley (Director of American Indian Studies Center and Professor of Law at the University of California Los Angeles, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, USA).

Indigenous expert members and senior United Nations representatives on the Board held detailed discussions on the content of the proposals, operational documents of the Partnership, and additional nominations of indigenous experts by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Collectively they selected one additional indigenous expert to represent the Africa region and youth on the Board.

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