Professor Grandia’s book Kernels of Resistance: Maize, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Power has been selected as a finalist for 2026 environmental humanities ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards. Read More
Retired NAS professor Martha Macri’s new book The Isthmian Script was reviewed in Science. Read More
Save the date for the UC Davis 50th Annual Powwow on Saturday, April 4th, 2026. Read More
The Native American Studies Graduate Student Symposium at UC Davis, located on the lands of the Patwin-Wintun peoples, April 2-3, 2026. Read More
Save the date for the UC Davis Big Time. More event details coming soon. Read More
Co-curated by UC Davis Assistant Professor Brittani Orona (Hupa) and the Oakland Museum of California. It will be open from November 7, 2025-May 31, 2026.
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Congratulations to Liza Grandia, winner of the LACS-SHA 2025 Murdo J. Macleod Book Prize! Read More
Please mark your calendars and join us in welcoming presidential postdoctoral scholars scheduled to visit us on Mondays beginning in November. Read More
Native American Studies is hosting Dr. Maura Sullivan, Chumash language revitalizationist, for a talk on methodologies in Chumash revitalization. Read More
We are thrilled to begin the search for a new NAS faulty member. Please share with your networks! Read More
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to express their interest in participating in the Powwow Planning Committee. Read More
See upcoming events and programming for Native American Heritage Month at UC Davis. Read More
Congratulations to Wendah Alvarez for winning the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award this year!! Read More
Join NAS to hear Dr. Bluecloud on Indigenous language revitalization Read More
Professor Grandia interviewed about new Book "Kernels of Resistance" Read More
Book launch and action planning to support Mesoamerican food sovereignty Read More
Journalism from the California Indian, Native American and Allies Student Community at UCD Read More
Please join us for a Poetry Theory talk at the Native Nest on Wednesday, November 20th at 11am Read More
Nicole Halmai joins NAS 001 to talk about her research Read More
Native American Studies is hosting Laura Grant, indigenous language worker, for a talk on language revitalization. Read More
Check out all the events during November for NAHM Read More
Christina Thomas Works to Preserve Her Native Culture and Language Read More
Salmon ‘Tell’ Scientists Their Life Story as Decades-Old Dams Come Down Read More
The NAS Graduate Student Symposium will take place on April 11 and 12 at the International House Read More
The newsletter for the Fall and Winter quarters is available here Read More
Post-Doc talk with Dr. Sunaina Kale Read More
Post-Doc talk with Dr. Brittani Orona Read More
Native Forward Scholars Fund announces Christina Dawa Kustmana Thomas as the Grad Student of the Year Read More
'A New Path Forward' for the Gorman Museum Read More
In June, the Native American Retention Initiative and the Department of Native American Studies hosted the Native Graduation Celebration for 2023 Read More
