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News and Announcements

Category: Native American and Indigenous Studies

Indigenous dancers in colorful traditional costume

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

2024 Summer Field School students and staff group poses for photo

On Their Land, In Their Voices

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

Photo of Tyrese Gould Jacinto infront of fire pit on Cohanzick Nature Preserve

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

Student painting a sign on The Munsee Farm

Students Plant Seeds to Revive a Native American Language

Montclair students are working with the Turtle Clan Ramapough to support food sovereignty, environmental justice, and the revival of the Munsee language.

Indigenous dancers in colorful traditional costume

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day

Montclair unveils Land Acknowledgement and new academic programming, welcomes tribes as part of on-campus event