NOVEMBER 2020

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Chokma AISC Friends and Family,

Chokma! November is here, and we wish you a happy Native American Heritage Month! This year, of course, November also brings with it significant concern about the future. The national election on November 3rd is generating stress and uncertainty for many Native students, staff and faculty, as well as for our communities. Rising pandemic case numbers are cause for increased concern, and economic pressures are weighing heavily on many of us. We acknowledge that for many, it is difficult to continue with “business as usual.” We wanted to share this link (from the 2016 election, but still relevant today), which contains several links for support in processing the election (many relevant to the pandemic and related issues): https://equity.ucla.edu/programs-resources/processing-the-election/.

At the American Indian Studies Center, we are endeavoring to provide as much continuity and normalcy as possible to our communities. We will continue our Native Heritage Month programming, and have a number of exciting events coming up (see below!). We are also leaving space to rapidly conduct urgent programs in response to unfolding events and their impacts on our communities. Hopefully, that kind of programming won’t be needed.

We have also launched our Hate Crime Map! This map was created by activists after the 2016 election, when unfortunately hate crimes surged. After bringing it to the AISC and the Institute of American Cultures, we have made the map more interactive and the data easier to access. As a crowd-sourced map accessible to all, we hope it will be a useful tool for victims of hate crimes to make their experience known. We have also added a COVID Hate Crimes map, with data from the Stop Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate project. Check it out at www.hatecrimemap.com. We encourage you to vote and make your voice heard! Be safe and stay well.

Chinchokma’ni sabanna/Wishing you health,

Shannon Speed
Director, UCLA American Indian Studies Center

For up to date information on the COVID-19 outbreak, please access: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/coronavirus-information-for-the-ucla-campus-community

UCLA acknowledges the Tongva People

AISC at UCLA acknowledges the Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and are grateful to have the opportunity to work for the Taraaxatom (indigenous peoples) in this place. As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to Honuukvetam (Ancestors), 'Ahiihirom (Elders), and 'Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/ relations) past, present and emerging.

November 2020 Newsletter

EVENTS FROM THE AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES CENTER

BEST PRACTICES IN JOURNALISM ABOUT AMERICAN INDIAN AND INDIGENOUS ISSUES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH FROM 4–6 PM PST

We invite all community members, and particularly encourage those who work within the field of journalism, to participate in this workshop focused on developing best practices and skill sets for reporting on Native American and Indigenous issues. It is conducted by Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes), an award-winning journalist and columnist.

Sponsored by the Special Advisor on Native American and Indigenous Affairs at UCLA. Co-sponsored by The Daily Bruin and UCLA American Indian Studies Center.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/best-practicesin-journalism-about-american-indian-and-indigenousissues-tickets-127364000153

THE INSTITUTE FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS (IRT) WORKSHOP

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH AT 11 AM PST

Join this informative workshop to learn how the IRT can help you with the graduate school application process.

Register: https://andover.zoom.us/j/ 98612889314#success

HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH BOOK TALK WITH JESSE THISTLE

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH FROM 1–2:30 PM PST

Join AISC and Assistant Professor Desi Rodriguez- Lonebear for an afternoon discussion with Jesse Thistle, a Métis-Cree from Saskatchewan, Canada. Thistle's debut book From the Ashes is a memoir about hope and resilience. The book explores his path of being abandoned as a child, living in the foster-care system, and homelessness to the redemptive transformation of overcoming addiction, embracing his Indigenous roots and becoming a scholar.

Register:https://uclaaisc_jessethistlebooktalk.eventbrite.com

CONTEXTUALIZING AND REVITALIZING CALIFORNIA TRIBAL DANCES

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH FROM 12–1:30 PM PST

This panel discussion brings together seven California tribal individuals from four nations: the Tongva, Chumash, Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe, and Winnemem Wintu.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ contextualizing-and-revitalizing-california-tribal-dances-tickets-127764399759?aff=erelpanelorg

AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES CENTER MONTHLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2020 BOOK TALK WITH ALAN R. PARKER

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH FROM 3–4:30 PM PST

Join UCLA AISC and NALSA as they host an afternoon talk with UCLA Law 1972 Native alumnus Alan R. Parker as he discusses his book Pathway to Indigenous Nation Sovereignty. The Pathways book devotes a chapter to each of the major legislative achievements that Alan Parker was involved with during his time as Chief Counsel and then Staff Director to the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. It tells the story of Parker’s legislative accomplishments during his time serving in the US Senate.

Register: https://uclaaisc_alanrparkerbooktalk.eventbrite.com

CATEGORIES, IDENTITY AND OBJECTS: AMERICAN INDIAN ART

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH FROM 3–4:30 PM PST

This online event features a talk by Rebecca Hernandez (MFA, PhD), Director of the American Indian Resource Center at UC Santa Cruz. Her presentation will examine the inherent complexities in the academic study and public representation of American Indian culture(s), and how the categorization and defining of Native American objects aids in the construction of American Indian identity. The event is hosted by the Indigenous Material and Visual Culture of the Americas (IMVCA) Working group, and cosponsored by the UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies and the UCLA American Indian Studies Center.

Register: https://bit.ly/2TAbo7T

IAC FALL FORUM

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH FROM 3–4 PM PST

You are invited to the UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) Annual Fall Forum, featuring the 2020–21 IAC visiting researchers and scholars, graduate and predoctoral fellows, and research grant awardees at UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers. Scholars representing the four centers will talk about their research and goals.

Register: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/ 4316027752468/WN_8ZLlTWMNSVC32elKUV5p3g

UC GIS WEEK CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH FROM 11 AM –12 PM PST

The UCLA American Indian Studies Center will be part of the GIS Conference and presenting on the Hate Crime Map project on November 18 from 11 am to 12 pm as part of the “Mapping for Social Justice” panel.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ 125668693445

CURATOR’S CHOICE: MARIE WATT AND NANCY MARIE MITHLO

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH AT 4 PM PST

Join the Fowler Museum, independent curator Nancy Marie Mithlo, and artist Marie Watt for a conversation about American Indian art, intellectual traditions, social activism, and the foundational practice of gratitude in Native communities. Presented in partnership with UCLA American Indian Studies Center.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curators-choice-marie-watt-and-nancy-marie-mithlo-tickets-126894411601

REVITALIZING ANCESTRAL PRACTICES: THE OHLONE TULE BOAT PROJECT

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH FROM 3–4 PM PST

In 2018, the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe organized the Ohlone Youth Summit to reconnect tribal youth to their culture and ancestral lands. At Coyote Hills Regional Park, the youth gathered tule, which they used to build and sail a boat. This event will feature a short documentary about this project, Ohlone Youth Summit: Tule Boat Project.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revitalizing-ancestralpractices-the-ohlone-tule-boat-project-tickets- 127773543107

LA SKINS FEST

NOVEMBER 17–22, 2020 AT THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND THE CHINESE THEATER IN HOLLYWOOD, CA.

The festival is an initiative of the Native American nonprofit the Barcid Foundation and aims to showcase the rising talent in Native American filmmaking. This year the LA SKINS FEST is expanding the number of screenings to accommodate the growing talent in Indian Country.

INFO: https://www.aisc.ucla.edu/events/ laskinsfest2020.aspx

NATIVE BRUINS: PAST PRESENT & EMERGING

This November we are highlighting Native Bruin Clementine Bordeaux from the Si?á??u Lakóta Oyáte tribe.

Clementine Bordeaux is an enrolled member of the Si?á??u Lakóta Oyáte and was raised on the Pine Ridge Reservation. She is the youngest daughter of Christopher and Deborah Bordeaux. She comes from a long line of educators, with her maternal grandmother, mother, father and sister all receiving a master’s degree.

Clementine received a master’s degree (2011) from the University of Washington, Seattle, through the Native Voices Indigenous documentary film program and an undergraduate degree (2006) in theatre from Carthage College. From 2011 to 2017 she worked as the Academic Coordinator for the American Indian Studies Interdepartmental program at the University of California, Los Angeles. As the Academic Coordinator, Clementine started an annual research symposium for the program and supported the founding of a Native staff association at UCLA. Her work at UCLA brought her into the Los Angeles County community, which eventually led to a mayoral appointment as a commissioner for the Native American Indian Commission for the County and City of Los Angeles (2018–2019).

Currently, she is a PhD student in the World Arts and Cultures/Dance department at UCLA. In Clementine’s free time, she sits on the board for Cornerstone Theater Company (Los Angeles) and is a collaborator for the Racing Magpie arts consulting organization in South Dakota. Her current research engages Lakota ontology, Indigenous feminisms, Indigenous representation, visual anthropology, digital/new media, and community-based participatory research.

“Being a Native Bruin has taught me that you have to go beyond the confines of campus and accept the challenges and limitations of being a Kuuyam (guest). The Native community at UCLA has reminded me to ask myself (before I complain) ‘have I volunteered yet?’ And without Tongva, Tataviam, urban, and local voices, UCLA would not be a place to call home.”

UCLA AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES CENTER

The UCLA American Indian Studies Center (AISC) was founded in 1969 as a research institute dedicated to addressing American Indian issues and supporting Native communities. The AISC serves as a hub of activities for Indigenous students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community, as well as serving as a bridge between the academy and indigenous peoples locally, nationally, and internationally. We foster innovative academic research by students and faculty, publish leading scholarship in the field of American Indian Studies, and support events and programming focused on Indigenous issues.

UCLA AMERICA INDIAN CULTURE AND RESEARCH JOURNAL

AICRJ PREVIEW: COVID AND NATIVE AMERICA

Editor-in-Chief Randall Akee, along with co-guest editors Chandra Ford and Stephanie Carroll, are preparing a groundbreaking special issue of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal on the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous peoples in Native America, Canada, and New Zealand. Their goal is to publish the research that has been undertaken to date so that it can be of use to policy makers and health practitioners around the world. The publication date will be posted here when the issue is ready for print.

AICRJ CALL FOR REVIEWERS

AICRJ is soliciting qualified scholars to review submitted manuscripts and to write book reviews. We seek scholars from a broad spectrum of fields but are particularly interested in those with expertise in California Indians, Pacific Islanders, performance, art, healthcare, communications/social media, labor, poverty, voting, commerce, data, biopolitics, and any aspect of science. Please email Managing Editor Pamela Grieman and request a reviewer form at aiscsubmissions@aisc.ucla.edu.

STOP HATE: MAP THE ATTACK!

The UCLA American Indian Studies Center is launching a new crowd-sourced platform where victims of hate-based assault and harassment can record their experiences without having to go to the police. Please share widely so diverse voices can be heard. Check it out! www.hatecrimemap.com. With its inclusion of COVID-related attacks, this map gives viewers and researchers a close-up view of how hate impacts diverse peoples in America. To read more, click here: https:// newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/hate-crime-map. To listen to an interview with AISC Director Shannon Speed, visit our YouTube channel: https:// youtu.be/yiYTBYTx4Ok.

American Indian Studies Center Publications

The Center's publications unit operates as a small independent press, one of the few that prizes Native voices in works of creative writing, community handbooks, and academic publications. Our flagship publication is the American Indian Culture and Research Journal (AICRJ), which has been recognized as one of the leading serial publications on Native American life and issues. In addition to publishing works on contemporary and historical American Indian issues, law, and politics, the press publishes books of plays, poetry, and fiction.

American Indian Studies Center Library

The American Indian Studies Center (AISC) Library will be holding two drop-in events in November for American Indian Studies graduate and undergraduate students needing library and research support during distance learning. These events are open to any AIS student or UCLA student with research and/or questions related to the AISC Library collection areas. Other patron support is available by individual appointment as well.

If you need support in finding articles, e-books, and online sources for your papers and exams, feel free to drop in when you can on either of these two dates and make an appointment to connect with the librarian. Students, professors, and researchers are invited to set up an individual reference appointment with the AISC Librarian for other times as well, Joy Holland at jholland@aisc.ucla.edu.

First Drop in Event November 11th (Zoom Info Included. Waiting room admission):

AISC LIBRARY STUDENT DROP IN Q&A

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH AT 9 AM PST

Join Zoom Meeting

https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97394055809

Meeting ID: 973 9405 5809

Second Drop-In Event November 16th (Zoom info included. Waiting room admission):

AISC LIBRARY STUDENT DROP IN Q&A

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH AT 11 AM PST

Join Zoom Meeting https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92690637347

Meeting ID: 926 9063 7347

The AISC Library welcomes Julie Fiveash as its fall quarter intern! Julie joined the Center library in October and will be working through December on projects related to Native archives, American Indian Studies reference services, trends in Indigenous librarianship, and communications in special libraries. Julie took a few minutes with the AISC librarian, Joy Holland, to share with the American Indian Studies Center community a little about being a graduate student with an interest in Indigenous librarianship:

“Hi, I'm Julie Fiveash. I'm a non-binary, Diné MLIS student here at UCLA. I'm originally from Yuma, AZ and went to Dartmouth College for my undergraduate degree, where I studied studio art. I'm thoroughly enjoying my MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) program here at UCLA despite only being able to experience it from home at the moment. I've so far taken the initiative to study as much as I can about Indigenous librarianship, which has led me to the AISC Library. This internship has allowed me to see what academic librarianship entails and how Indigenous librarianship operates within academic librarianship. Indigenous librarianship intersects with so many fields (data sovereignty, oral history, traditional knowledge organization) and I'm thrilled to be working in a department that will help guide me through these different areas.”

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