Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative
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Recent News
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
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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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The Brown Daily Herald
Brown hosts bi-annual Ivy Native Conference highlighting Indigenous activism
The four-day conference was organized by Natives at Brown, a group of Native American and Indigenous-identifying students at Brown and the Rhode Island School of Design. The event featured a series of speakers and workshops centered around “Indigenous Resistance and Activism,” which was the theme of this year’s conference.
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
NAISI Assistant Director Named National History Teacher of the Year
NAISI Assistant Director Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason has been named The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's National History Teacher of the Year! Wunneanatsu makes history as the first Indigenous educator to win this prestigious award. This Gilder Lehrman program recognizes excellence in the teaching of history at the K–12 level. Every year, thousands of teachers receive nominations from students, parents, colleagues, and community members.
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The first five graduating seniors in the critical Native American and Indigenous studies concentration shared reflections on their research and expanding a community of scholars.
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