Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA)
Readings, Videos and Other Resources
DECOLONIZING CURRICULAR RESOURCES
A Bibliography for Teaching and Learning Native American and Indigenous Studies in New England
Maile Arvin, “Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai`i and Oceania,” featuring Maile Arvin, Assistant Professor of History and Gender Studies, University of Utah, and moderated by Kevin Escudero, Assistant Professor of American Studies, Brown University and Makana Kushi, Ph.D. student, American Studies, Brown University (scroll down to watch video recording)
Decolonization at Brown on Colonialism in STEM, March 2021
Sarah Deer, Presidential Lecture: "Sovereignty of the Soul: Confronting Gender-Based Violence in Native America," February 2021
"Colonialism in the Curriculum" short film, January 2021
"Clearing a Path to Peace: Remembering Who We Are" with Harold and Phil Gatensby
November 2020.
Linda Tuhiwai Smith, "Indigenous Studies/Studying Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Peoples Studying/Theories about Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous theories/Research methods to help access Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous research methods/Indigenous theorising/To Native Study or Not to Native Study?" February 2020.
"Beloved Kin and Memory Lands: Panel Discussion," April 2019.
J. Kēhaulani Kauanui on Decolonization in Settler Colonial Context, March 2019
At Brown
Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
Ethnic Studies at Brown University
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
John Carter Brown Library
John Carter Brown Indigenous Collection
John Hay Library
Native Americans at Brown
Native American Heritage Series
Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice
SACNAS at Brown
Watson Institute Brazil Initiative
Watson Institute Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Local Projects and Resources
Hassanamisco Indian Museum
Indian Mariner's Project
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness
Native Northeast Portal
Rhode Island Indian Council
Tomaquag Museum
Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project
Regional Native Nations
Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe
Chappaquiddick Wampanoag Tribe
Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck Band
Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band
Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Mohegan Tribe
Narragansett Indian Tribe
Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe
Schaghticoke Tribal Nation
Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe
Scholarship Information
American Indian College Fund
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Cobell Scholarships
American Indian Services Scholarship program
Native Vision Scholarship
Bureau of Indian Education Higher Education Grant Program
*Be sure to also reach out to your tribe’s higher education department for supplemental scholarships/awards
