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Conference Provides Counter-narratives on Repatriation
February 3, 2010
Last week the "Repatriation at Twenty" conference at the Arizona State University Law School brought together Native leaders in American Indian rights law, scholars, and activists. Many of the panelists had worked for decades to lobby for the passage of the National Museum of the American Indian Act (1989) and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act [NAGPRA]...

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Tribes and Environmental Groups: Like Oil and Water?
February 1, 2010
Water is at the heart of one of the most controversial tribal resource debates in the Southwest. Last week in Tucson, a panel of activists, journalists, and environmentalists gathered for "Power Struggle: A dialogue on energy, environmental activism and the role of the media on the Navajo and Hopi...

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Featured Books
Black and Indigenous: Garifuna Activism and Consumer Culture in Honduras
New from University of Minnesota Press
Navajo Court and Navajo Common Law
A Tradition of Tribal Self-Governance
By Raymond D. Austin
"Justice Austin, always a trailblazer, is one of the main architects of Navajo common law. Now he has given us a comprehensive explanation of his nation's common law in all its power, fairness, and beauty." - Charles Wilkinson Learn More
Navajo Court and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-Governance
New from University of Minnesota Press
Black and Indigenous
Garifuna Activism and Consumer Culture in Honduras
By Mark Anderson
This book explores the politics of race and culture among Garifuna in Honduras as a window into the active relations among multiculturalism, consumption, and neoliberalism in the Americas. Learn More
Upcoming Events
  • Southeastern Indians through Time: Land, Geography, and Environment
    February 19-20, 2010
    The Institute of Native American Studies at UGA will host a conference on the Native peoples of what is today the Southeastern United States in Athens, GA, February 19-20, 2010. Cheyenne-Arapaho filmmaker Chris Eyre will be a featured guest. He will be showing and discussing his documentary "The Trail of Tears," part of the series We Shall Remain on PBS American Experience.
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  • Native American Literature Symposium
    March 4-6, 2010
    Many Voices, One Center The Native American Literature Symposium is organized by an independent group of Indigenous scholars committed to making a place where Native voices can be heard.
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