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AIS Announces Securing $1.45 million grant from Mellon Foundation
AIS Announces Securing $1.45 million grant from Mellon Foundation
The Department of American Indian Studies (AIS) at the University of Washington, Seattle, is pleased to announce funding from the Mellon Foundation (Mellon) Humanities in Place Program.
Indigenous Highlights
2024 UW Summer Institute in Indigenous Humanities (SIIH) Application
2024 UW Summer Institute in Indigenous Humanities (SIIH) Application
SIIF cINeDIGENOUS Films 2024
SIIF cINeDIGENOUS Films 2024
All feature films screening during the 2024 Seattle International Film Festival. Filter by program, genre, and more.
RSVP Urban Atsaq Beading Workshop & AIS 590 Application (Spring 2024)
RSVP Urban Atsaq Beading Workshop & AIS 590 Application (Spring 2024)
This form is for UW students and community members applying to participate in the Beading Workshop with Tina Harness (@urbanatsaq). This workshop will meet Spring Quarter 2024 Sunday May 12 through Tuesday May 14. Optional: UW students can request an add code for 1 credit of AIS 590
The Öngtupqa Trio
The Öngtupqa Trio
Öngtupqa Trio w/Osprey ‘s Artist Series
Öngtupqa Trio w/Osprey ‘s Artist Series
Lushootseed, Seattle’s original language | seattlechannel.org
Lushootseed, Seattle’s original language | seattlechannel.org
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 7: Material Culture
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 7: Material Culture
The Collective Spirit Podcast — First Peoples Fund
The Collective Spirit Podcast — First Peoples Fund
KEXP 90.3 FM Sounds of Survivance
KEXP 90.3 FM Sounds of Survivance
Articles
Nicole Kuhn Ph.D. student investigates Tribal health communication online
Nicole Kuhn Ph.D. student investigates Tribal health communication online
Jean Dennison - "Killers of the Flower Moon" Interview
Jean Dennison - "Killers of the Flower Moon" Interview
Jen Rose Smith Book Review: Cooling the Tropics
Jen Rose Smith Book Review: Cooling the Tropics
In Hi'ilei Hobart's sparkling debut manuscript Cooling the Tropics, she offers a critical and unique re-reading of ice as a comestible in Hawai'i and how it intersects with spatial, anticolonial, and imperial politics of cold and temperature.
Mossback’s Northwest: When the 'boys in the boat' raced Swinomish paddlers
Mossback’s Northwest: When the 'boys in the boat' raced Swinomish paddlers
Osage’s Critical Legacy Beyond ‘Killers of The Flower Moon’
Osage’s Critical Legacy Beyond ‘Killers of The Flower Moon’
The Osage Nation hasn't just survived. It is thriving, writes Jean Dennison.
Building a Family through Tribal Canoe Journey
Building a Family through Tribal Canoe Journey
The UW participated in its first Tribal Canoe Journey, with students, faculty, staff, and alums working together as a family — the Shell House Canoe Family, č̓away̓altxʷ ʔiišəd — to make it all happen.
Creating an Ecosystem of Care for American Indian and Indigenous Students, Faculty, and Staff
Creating an Ecosystem of Care for American Indian and Indigenous Students, Faculty, and Staff
With a 2.3 million Mellon Foundation grant renewal, the UW’s Center for American Indian & Indigenous Studies continues to dream itself forward.
Awakening the canoe: UW Canoe Family prepares for this summer’s Tribal Canoe Journey
Awakening the canoe: UW Canoe Family prepares for this summer’s Tribal Canoe Journey
New faculty books: Story of oysters, Cherokee oral history
New faculty books: Story of oysters, Cherokee oral history
Three new faculty books from the University of Washington cover wide-ranging topics: oysters, the moral contradictions of religion, and Cherokee creature names and environmental relationships.
Sustainable salmon fishing the Lummi way
Sustainable salmon fishing the Lummi way
Some say reef netting is the most sustainable salmon fishing technique. Lummi elders hope to reintroduce it to the next generation of Lummi youth.
Connecting with Native Communities
Connecting with Native Communities
Videos
Journey of the Spirit: UW Shell House Canoe Family joins annual Tribal Canoe Journey | Be Boundless
Journey of the Spirit: UW Shell House Canoe Family joins annual Tribal Canoe Journey | Be Boundless
UW students, staff and faculty learn to make cedar paddles
UW students, staff and faculty learn to make cedar paddles
AIS Department YouTube
AIS Department YouTube
CAIIS YouTube
CAIIS YouTube
Books
Vital Relations - Jean Dennison
Vital Relations - Jean Dennison
Cherokee Earth Dwellers - Christopher Teuton (Cherokee Nation)
Cherokee Earth Dwellers - Christopher Teuton (Cherokee Nation)
Sound Relations: Native Ways of Doing Music History in Alaska - Jessica Bissett Perea
Sound Relations: Native Ways of Doing Music History in Alaska - Jessica Bissett Perea
A Drum in One Hand, a Sockeye in the Other - Charlotte Coté
A Drum in One Hand, a Sockeye in the Other - Charlotte Coté
Jesintel - Children of the Setting Sun Productions
Jesintel - Children of the Setting Sun Productions
CAIIS
Subscribe to CAIIS Calendar
Subscribe to CAIIS Calendar
Native Knowledge Lecture Grant Application
Native Knowledge Lecture Grant Application
CAIIS Website
CAIIS Website
Self-Guided Tours
Virtual UW Indigenous Walking Tour
Virtual UW Indigenous Walking Tour
Indigenous Walking Tour UW
Indigenous Walking Tour UW
American Indian Studies @ UW
Subscribe to AIS Calendar
Subscribe to AIS Calendar
B.A. in American Indian Studies UW
B.A. in American Indian Studies UW
Minor in American Indian Studies UW
Minor in American Indian Studies UW
Minor in Oceania and Pacific Islander Studies UW
Minor in Oceania and Pacific Islander Studies UW
Graduate Programs American Indian Studies UW
Graduate Programs American Indian Studies UW
UW American Indian Studies Department Website
UW American Indian Studies Department Website
Sacred Breath
Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series
Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series
Event Information - Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series With Oscar Hokeah (Winter 2026)
Event Information - Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series With Oscar Hokeah (Winter 2026)
Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ
Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Indigenous Foods Symposium
Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Indigenous Foods Symposium
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