Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative

In her position at the Swearer Center, endawnis Spears provides culturally centered support, guidance and advising to the Vice President for Community Engagement, Swearer Center, and offices across the University on engagement with tribes from the New England region, with a focus on Southern New England. endawnis works to help the University to build sustained, mutually beneficial and institutional partnerships with regional tribes, beginning with tribal leaderships but also including individuals and offices connected to these tribes.