Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative

Brown University's Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative (NAISI) is a cross-disciplinary initiative focused on teaching, research, and engagement to increase understanding of the cultural traditions, histories, political experiences, and contemporary experiences and knowledges of Native American and Indigenous peoples.

About the Initiative

NAISI fosters innovative scholarship and cross-disciplinary collaboration and aims to increase student and public engagement through lectures, academic programming, and community gatherings.

Recent News

Senior orators urge Brown’s Class of 2025 to persevere, build community

May 25, 2025

In a Commencement celebration on the College Green, graduates Nkéke Harris and Aliza Kopans addressed their peers, family members and friends, offering advice as they forge into the future.

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A new website illuminates the history of Indigenous enslavement in New England

May 13, 2025

A new website illuminates the history of Indigenous enslavement in New England

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Collaborative project yields new digital archive on hidden history of Indigenous enslavement

May 7, 2025

Stolen Relations, a public database set to launch on Saturday, May 10, reveals the stories of thousands of Native people forced into servitude across the Americas.

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