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News and Announcements

Category: Native American and Indigenous Studies

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Mariah Ayscue’s Journey Through Community, Care and Liberation

A Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies major and NAIS field school participant, Ayscue reflects on identity, scholarship and the power of being fully human.

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Learning Beyond the Classroom: Students Engage with Indigenous Communities in Wisconsin

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Montclair State University Launches the New Jersey Center for Indigenous Justice

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Montclair State University Graduate Khara Brown Defies 3% Survival Odds to Uncover Hidden Histories Through Anthropology and Archaeology

Graduate Spotlight: With resilience and purpose, Khara Brown uses research to amplify underrepresented voices and reclaim overlooked histories

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Mellon Foundation Awards Montclair $1M to Expand Native American and Indigenous Studies Program

Grant will fund creation of the New Jersey Center for Indigenous Justice and support growth of Native American and Indigenous Studies

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Mark Clatterbuck Interviewed for Reveal/NPR on the Threat Posed by Christian Nationalism

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On Their Land, In Their Voices

Students Learn About Indigenous History and Erasure from Local Native Tribes During Summer Field School

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2024 Native American and Indigenous Studies Field Summer School

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Montclair NAIS Co-Director, Mark Clatterbuck, Weighs In On Permit Hurdles Faced by Native American Sanctuary

Language Revitalization Project Highlighted in INSIGHT into Diversity Magazine

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High School Students Explore Environmental Law and Native American and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

Pre-Law Summer Academy offers new opportunities

Students Plant Seeds to Revive a Native American Language