Kristin Arola Named Director of American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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Kristin Arola has been named Director of American Indian and Indigenous Studies (AIIS) at Michigan State University after serving as its Interim Director since Fall 2022. A first-generation descendant of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians, Arola also is the inaugural Karen L. Gillmor Endowed Professor in Professional […]
AIIS GA Joins First Sherpa Woman to Complete Great Himalaya Trail
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How is MSU AIIS connected to the first Indigenous Sherpa woman to complete the Great Himalaya Trail? AIIS graduate assistant, Sophie Huss, traveled to Nepal last month to join Mingmar Dolma Sherpa for 12 days of her historic 140-day trek of the Great Himalaya Trail (non-technical route)! Together, they hiked to Chomolungma (so-called “Everest”) Base […]
AIIS Announces Spring 2025 Minor and Graduate Certificate Course Options
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These courses count towards the AIIS minor and/or might be interesting for folks who want to engage with American Indian and Indigenous content. If you’d like to add the minor to your degree program, contact AIIS Advisor Patricia Walters at walter31@msu.edu GRADUATE CERTIFICATE These courses count towards the Graduate Certificate and/or might be interesting for […]
AIIS is sharing the excitement with the soon-to-be-DR(!) Angie Sanchez. Angie passed her written and oral comprehensive exams this past January and plans to defend her dissertation in a few months. When asked about her experience, she shared the following: “As a first college graduate in my family, I had no idea what I was […]
AIIS announces Pre-Doctoral Fellow Position for the 2024-25 Academic Year
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AIIS is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2024-25 academic year Pre-Doctoral Fellow in AIIS. The fellowship provides office space, access to Michigan State University’s outstanding facilities, connections with American Indian and Indigenous Studies faculty and community, benefits for the year, and a $45,000 salary. The Fellowship period is August 16, […]
February 2024 ISWG: Learning about Indigenous Knowledge Systems
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The Indigenous Studies Working Group is back for February! Join us this month for Learning about Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Dr. Emily Sorroche will reference Dr. Brayboy’s work and guide us in discussion. Dr. Emily Sorroche (Citizen of the Cayuga Tribe) is currently the Associate Director in the CANR Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at […]