Fall 2020
NAISI Virtual Open House
Monday, September 7, 3-4pm EDT
Registered in the quiet period event registration form
NAISI Student Research Symposium
Friday, September 18, 2pm-5pm EDT
Saturday, September 19, 2pm-5pm EDT
Undergraduate and graduate students present research findings on NAISI adjacent topics
Virtual Cornhusk Doll Workshop w/ Leah Hopkins
Wednesday, September 23, 6pm-7pm EDT
REGISTER: https://forms.gle/xdh15zd7xjnQbydP6
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Relationships, Reciprocity, and Responsibilities: Indigenous Studies in Archives and Beyond
September 21-25, 2020
All sessions will be held via Zoom Webinar. Links to individual panels will be sent via email 24 hours in advance.
American Philosophical Society
Women Do Archaeology: Leah Hopkins
Thursday, October 29, 12pm EDT
REGISTER HERE
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Spring 2021
Weekly Open Hours
Mondays, 3PM-5PM ET, recurring every week!
Communications coordinator Rae Kuruhara and Program Coordinator Makana Kushi host this virtual space for anyone interested in NAISI, and particularly targeted toward our students, every week! We rotate between NAIS programs, study sessions, and fun stuff like cooking webinars and crafting time. Email Makana for the zoom link at [email protected].
NAISI Open House and Meet and Greet With Tribal Community Member in Residence, Karen Craddock
January 14, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. EDT
Sarah Deer Presidential Lecture
Sovereignty of the Soul: Confronting Gender-Based Violence in Native America
February 18 (12 PM ET)
Virtual Presidential Lecture by Dr. Sarah Deer (Muscogee [Creek] Nation), University Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas
Professor Deer will share information about the history of violence against women and two-spirit (LGBTQ+) people in tribal communities and legal changes that will allow tribal nations to assert sovereignty over criminal and civil cases involving victims of crime. The keynote will highlight the role of advocates in engaging in law reform with an aim for justice for marginalized communities.
Native Community Art Night
February 25 (6:30PM-8:00PM ET)
Join NAISI and the Brown Center for Students of Color Native American Heritage Series for a community art night, where we will create our art around a collaboratively chosen theme on zoom. Email program coordinator Makana Kushi to RSVP and for details at [email protected].
Regeneration: Relationships of Kinship, Care, and Becoming/Transformation
with Leanne Simpson
SAVE THE DATE: March 4-5
A collaboration with Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender for Women’s History Month. Check the NAISI website and calendar for more details on this mini-residency with renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, and artist Leanne Betasamosake.
A collaboration with Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender for Women’s History Month.
Yarn Lei Workshop and Lei Hulu History with Makana Kushi & Rae Kuruhara
April 14, 6-8 PM Eastern
Organized by Gather. Make Sustain. at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Indigenous Informers, Elusive Empires, and the Mismapping of French North America
April 26, 11AM-12PM ET
A virtual, guided show-and-tell with John Carter Brown Library curator Bertie Mandelblatt in collaboration with Scott Berthelette (Queen's University, Canada).
Zoom link: https://brown.zoom.us/j/95874868390