English Ph.D. Candidate Wins Prestigious Fellowship
Alicia Cox, a Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of California, Riverside, has won a prestigious UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2014-15.
View ArticleUCR Program Introduces Native American High School Students to University Life
UCR will welcome 30 Native American high school students to the campus this month in an eight-day program that will introduce them to college life.
View ArticleGenocide of California Indians Examined
An all-day conference at UC Riverside on Friday, Nov. 7, will address what a growing number of scholars have come to regard as the genocide of California Indians.
View Article“RezErect” Curators to Discuss Indigenous Sexuality
The co-curators of a groundbreaking exhibit of Native erotic art will discuss the exhibition, Native American sexuality and indigenous curatorial practices at UC Riverside on Dec. 2.
View ArticleCalifornia Indians, Scholars Discuss Impending Canonization of Junípero Serra
California Indians and scholars of Native American history will discuss issues related to the decision by Pope Francis to elevate to sainthood Junípero Serra, the controversial founder of California’s...
View ArticleNixon Administration Policies Impacting Native Americans Examined
UCR is co-sponsoring a two-day conference examining Nixon Administration policies regarding American Indians and their impact April 24-25 at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba...
View ArticleAmerican Indian Mascots Harmful to Native Youth
A 2014 report on the impact of American Indian mascots and team names on Native American youths will be discussed at UCR on May 1.
View ArticleIndigenous Choreographers at UC Riverside
Indigenous choreographers and dance scholars from the United States, Canada and New Zealand will gather at the University of California, Riverside April 29, and May 5, 7, and 8, to explore connections...
View ArticleScholars Available to Discuss Pope Francis Visit
University of California, Riverside scholars are available to discuss the life of Junípero Serra and the impact of the mission system on California Indians, issues of gender and women in the Roman...
View ArticleHistory of Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Subject of New Book
Historian Clifford E. Trafzer recounts in “A Chemehuevi Song” how the the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has used sacred songs and other cultural practices to safeguard their tribal identity.
View Article$4.4 Million Federal Grant Awarded to Support Graduate Students
UC Riverside has been awarded more than $4.4 million by the U.S. Department of Education to support graduate student fellowships.
View ArticleNEH Funds Research on Collaboration of Indigenous, Western Medicine Ways
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Clifford E. Trafzer a $50,400 grant to finish research and complete a book about the collaboration of indigenous and Western medicine among 29...
View ArticlePalm Desert Low Residency MFA Professor Honored by Library of Congress
Stephen Graham Jones, an award-winning novelist and a core faculty member of the Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts, will be featured in a program highlighting...
View ArticleNew Report Points to Racial Disparities in Nearly All Forms of Political...
Latinos and Asian Americans are the least likely to have a say in California’s politics, during election cycles and year-round. That is one of the key findings of a new report by the School of Public...
View ArticleGrant Aims to Increase Trust Between Native American Communities,...
The UC Riverside School of Medicine has received a grant of $250,000 to lay the groundwork for providers and Native American patients in the Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., area to address patient...
View ArticleUC Riverside Receives Grant from Council on Library and Information Resources
The University of California, Riverside, has been awarded a $376,191 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant, “Digitizing Special Collections and Archives,” by The...
View ArticleMojave Trails National Monument Celebrated
Mojave Trails National Monument, established in 2016 in the Mojave Desert, will be celebrated in a public event on Saturday, March 4, at Sherman Indian High School, 9010 Magnolia Ave., Riverside.
View ArticlePhoto Book Offers In-Depth Look at Life in American Indian Boarding Schools
Co-written by UCR's Clifford Trafzer, “Shadows of Sherman Institute” features hundreds of never-before-seen images.
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