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CAIIS Launches the First UW Canoe Family

May 6, 2022

The 2021-2022 School year got off to a rocky start, but the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies Native Knowledge-in Residence Coordinator Philip H. Red Eagle (Steilacoom/Dakota) were not deterred, and neither were the students. They were going to create a UW Canoe Family. Bi-weekly meetings began on Zoom in the fall, finally moving

Pedagogy Summit 2022

March 22, 2022

CAIIS is excited to welcome you to our Second Annual Pedagogy Summit on April 8th, 9-4pm via Zoom! This year’s theme, “Indigenizing Curriculum,” explores creating space through Indigenous curriculum in community colleges through the transfer process to a four year institution. We would love to see you for some or all of the day. Below

Indigenous Studies Symposium

March 9, 2022

Indigenous Studies Symposium Friday, May 27 The Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies (CAIIS) is hosting the second annual Indigenous Studies Symposium on Friday, May 27th, from 10am – 4pm (in person). This graduate student-organized symposium is a conference for students working in or alongside Indigenous Studies across the three UW campuses. We invite

Qacagʷac Awards!

March 4, 2022

CAIIS is happy to announce the latest round of Qacagʷac Awards! The following applicants projects will be funded: Alika Bourgette’s (Kanaka Maoli) work in Native Hawaiian language learning. Kimberly Yazzie’s (Dine’) work in leading a climate survey with local Indigenous communities. Justin McCarthy’s (Yup’ik) photography project of Indigenous material objects. P Joshua Griffin’s short film

Online Teaching Symposium-Summer 2020

June 29, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic requiring classes to be taught online, CAIIS is offering support for those seeking ideas for better engaging with their students in the virtual classroom.

Special Research Grant-Summer 2020

June 29, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the continued complications this has created for travel, CAIIS is offering a special application this summer (up to $2,000 per person) focused on supporting non-travel research expenses in American Indian and Indigenous Studies.
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