CNAIS hosts a number of events each year that build community on our campus and feature current work in Indigenous studies and related fields at CU Boulder and beyond.ÌýOur annual CNAIS Speaker SeriesÌýtypically centers on a theme each yearÌýand invites notable scholars, filmmakers, and artists to CU Boulder to present their work. Our regular Brown Bag Series featuresÌýCNAIS faculty and affiliates at CU Boulder, as well as local and regional guestsÌýwho work with Indigenous communities. The NAIS Graduate Student ConferenceÌýhighlights the work of students taking our capstone Graduate Certificate course, Indigenous Thought and Theory (ETHN 6103). Our fall Native Student Welcome and Native Graduation events provide opportunities toÌýcelebrate our students and build community across the CU Boulder campus.ÌýAdditionally, CNAIS co-sponsors numerous other events that highlight and support Native American and Indigenous culture and research at CU.

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Maasai CNAIS

Innocent People!: Evictions of Maasai Indigenous People on Sept. 30th, 2022

Friday, September 30th, 2022 12:00-1:00pm CNAIS Cottage, 1330 Grandview Ave. 80309 Dr. Laura DeLuca Director of Global Seminar Tanzania and Teaching Assistant Professor, Stories and Societies and Forrest Becker an undergraduate Geography major and alumni of the Global Seminar Tanzania study abroad program Summer 2022 will report on first-hand interactions...

Dr. Theresa Montoya

Permeable Jurisdictions: Navigating Toxic Exposure in the Navajo Nation on Sept. 8th, 2022

Thursday, September 8th, 2022 5:00-6:15pm 185 Benson Earth Sciences ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Boulder Dr. Teresa Montoya, Asst. Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago, will be giving the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Boulder’s Environmental Justice Graduate Certificate Annual Lecture on Thursday, September 8, from 5:00-6:15pm in 185 Benson Earth Sciences...

Native Welcome CNAIS

EVENT: Native Welcome 2022

Friday, September 16th CNAIS Cottage, 1330 Grandview Ave. Boulder, CO 80309 3:30pm - 5:00pm Native Welcome is an open house at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS). We welcome incoming Native American students, transfer students and current students to meet with our CU Boulder staff, faculty and...

Sacred Responses to Climate Change:Seeking Common Ground

EVENT: Sacred Responses to Climate Change: Seeking Common Ground

Friday, September 23rd Abrams Lounge, C4C Building, CU Boulder 1:00pm-5:00pm (MST) Sacred Responses to Climate Change: Seeking Common Ground This inter-faith panel discussion focuses on sacred responses to environmental crisis and especially climate change. Panelists will discuss how religious ethics are shaping environmental ethics and can offer bases for strong...

Wolf law cu boulder

EVENT: Launching the International Decade of Indigenous Languages Oct. 20-23rd, 2022

The 54 th Algonquian Conference Launching the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ October 20-23, 2022 The 54th Algonquian Conference will be held in Boulder, CO on Oct. 20-23, 2022. The conference will tentatively begin on the 20th with an evening special session, and then run all...

Greg Bigler

Stories from The Euchee Reservation by Judge Greg Bigler on March 14th

Muscogee (Creek) District Judge Gregory Bigler will be reading excerpts from his upcoming book of traditional and modern stories and recollections: Stories from the Euchee Reservation. This event will be held ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Law School, Wise Garden Library, 2540 Kittredge Loop, Boulder, CO 80309 (basement floor) or you can...

Laura Harjo

CNAIS presents Laura Harjo on Monday, November 1st

Indigenous Peoples Day Boulder 2021

Centering Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Stewardship - Online Panel

Oct. 8, 2021

Indigenous Peoples Day

Indigenous Peoples Day Events 2021

Oct. 8, 2021

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Native Welcome 2021

Welcome Back!! Join us for our Annual Native Welcome Event at CNAIS!

Sept. 2, 2021

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