Research
For many years the Center has been involved in American Indian communities and the issues that affect them. While writing academic and policy analyses on American Indian issues, the Center also has supported a series of conferences on repatriation, federal recognition, California tribes, the Indian Child Welfare Act, gaming, and other issues. Current research projects at the Center include Project HOOP, helping to preserve and create culture through community-based Native theater.
- UCLA AISC Request for Funding - Download an application and coversheet to apply for funding.
Ongoing Research Projects
- Partners for Justice - a research initiative designed to support the work of the United States Indian Law and Order Commission (ILOC), which was recently established by the Tribal Law and Order Act.
- Project HOOP - Project HOOP, as its name suggests, is a national, multi-disciplinary initiative to advance Native theater artistically, academically, and professionally.
Contact: Hanay Geiogamah Phone: (310) 825-7315 Email: hgeiog@ucla.edu, editor@aisc.ucla.edu
- Tribal Legal Development Clinic - Clinic projects emphasize skills of legislative drafting and cross-cultural representation through assisting tribes with development of dispute-resolution processes, legal codes, and constitutions, as well as pursuit of federal recognition.
- Institute of American Cultures - The center, in conjunction with the UCLA's Institute of American Cultures, offers fellowships and research grant programs.
- Policy Briefs - a comparative study of Los Angeles American Indian/Alaska Native population trends.
Past Projects
- Project Peacemaker - Providing Education And Community Empowerment by Maintaining And Keeping the Earth and all our Relatives through Tribal Justice Systems
- Helping Path
- Gabrieleno/Tongva Recognition - The Gabrieleno/Tongva Recognition Project focused on the historical, political, and legal research necessary for the Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation's petition for federal recognition, pursuant to federal guidelines.