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Native American studies (also known as American Indian, Indigenous American, Aboriginal, Native, or First Nations studies) is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues, spirituality, sociology and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America, [1] or, taking a hemispheric approach, the Americas. [2]
In 2007 Lomawaima co-founded the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, and she served as its president in 2012–2013. [4] Lomawaima was the 2010 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for American Indian History from the Western History Association. [4] In 2016, she was named a member of the National Academy of Education. [15]
Brenden W. Rensink of the Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association said, "Native peoples, especially Native voices, often do not appear in documentary records and archives, but their influence over the course of American history is undeniable. This makes it all the more frustrating when broad national American ...
As one of the six co-founders [10] of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA), from 2005 to 2008, Kauanui served on the steering committee [11] to establish the association. She was then elected to the interim council (2008-2009), followed by a three-year term as an elected member of the inaugural council (2009-2012).
This is a list of U.S. Supreme Court cases involving Native American Tribes.Included in the list are Supreme Court cases that have a major component that deals with the relationship between tribes, between a governmental entity and tribes, tribal sovereignty, tribal rights (including property, hunting, fishing, religion, etc.) and actions involving members of tribes.
The following groups claim to be of Native American, which includes American Indian and Alaska Native, or Métis heritage by ethnicity but have no federal recognition through the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA), [3] United States Department of the Interior Office of the ...
The Native American Journalists Association announced Friday it is changing its name to the Indigenous Journalists Association in an effort to become more inclusive and strengthen ties with ...
The Native American Journalists Association created a video “Understanding Indigenous Claims and Connections." [7] NHPR now no longer accepts self-identification as sufficient for claims of Native American identity. They state: "We now understand that verifying such claims – especially when it comes to people who claim leadership or speak ...