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. Our annual CNAIS Speaker Series typically centers on a theme each year and invites notable scholars, filmmakers, and artists to CU Boulder to present their work. Our regular Brown Bag Series features CNAIS faculty and affiliates at CU Boulder, as well as local and regional guests who work with Indigenous communities. The NAIS Graduate Student Conference highlights 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 to celebrate our students and build community across the CU Boulder campus. Additionally, CNAIS co-sponsors numerous other events that highlight and support Native American and Indigenous culture and research at CU.

 

Foodie Tuesday

FOODIE TUESDAY: INDIGENOUS & NATIVE AMERICAN CELEBRATION

April 2, 2024

FOODIE TUESDAY: INDIGENOUS & NATIVE AMERICAN CELEBRATION hosted by Engineering Connections is tomorrow, Tuesday 4/2, from 5 to 7 PM in the Williams Village East Lobby! Join for a beading workshop, buffalo painting, Indigenous food demos, and more! See flyer here .

The Peoples' Crossing: Honoring Relationships with Tribal Nations

The City of Boulder Presents: The Peoples' Crossing: Honoring Relationships with Tribal Nations

March 14, 2024

The City of Boulder extends its gratitude to American Indian Tribal Nations for the continuing opportunity to listen and learn from them and welcomes the public and the media to a unique community event developed in partnership with Tribal Representatives. Seating for this program may be limited and we ask...

Dr. Michael L. Blakey will be giving the talk "The Blinding Light of Race in Science and Society"

The Blinding Light of Race in Science and Society

March 12, 2024

Dr. Michael L. Blakey Tuesday, March 12 at 5:00pm Eaton Humanities, Humanities 1B50 1610 Pleasant Street, Boulder, CO 80309 National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Anthropology, Africana Studies, and American Studies Director of the Institute for Historical Biology College of William & Mary This event is co-sponsored by the...

Celebrating the Indigenous Americas Event March 11-15 2024

3rd Annual 'Celebrating the Indigenous Americas'

March 11, 2024

CELEBRATING THE INDIGENOUS AMERICAS SOUTH-NORTH/NORTH-SOUTH TRANSHEMISPHERIC DIALOGUES Hosted by the CU Boulder Latin American & Latinx Studies Center The 3rd Annual Celebrating the Indigenous Americas will be a week of virtual and in-person events hosted by the Latin American and Latinx Studies Center at CU Boulder from March 11-15, 2024...

Say Listen, Writing with Care

Say, Listen: Writing as Care by the Black | Indigenous 100s Collective

March 4, 2024

In Say, Listen: Writing as Care, scholars working within Blackness and Indigeneity model an innovative method for thinking, writing, and practicing care together. The Black | Indigenous 100s Collective emerged before the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to grapple with the sometimes-frustrating limits of life in the academy and the...

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United Nations experts gather at CU Boulder to discuss Indigenous communities and their role in the ‘greening’ economy

Jan. 23, 2024

U.N. staff, ambassadors, politicians, and academic experts from around the world are part of the gathering. The group will discuss Indigenous peoples’ relationship with the environment and whether those communities are being included in attempts to make the economy more eco-friendly and sustainable.

Charles Cambridge Talk

Native American Student Experience at CU Over the Years: Perspectives from the First Native CU-Boulder graduate and PhD Student.

Nov. 9, 2023

Thursday, November 9th, 4-5 pm in the Abrams Lounge at the Center for Community (C4C building). This talk is presented as part of Native American Heritage Month, also as part of the CU History Project, and also as part of a new pilot mentorship program to improve mentoring for Native...

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Meet CU-Boulder’s new Associate Vice Chancellor for Native American Affairs

Nov. 7, 2023

Tuesday November 7, 4-6pm in the Abrams Lounge, at the Center for Community (C4C building). This meeting is open to students, staff and faculty interested in Native and Indigenous issues, studies and research on campus. This will be an informal meeting (with light refreshments) to better inform our new AVC,...

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Indigenous Peoples Day, Indigenous Food Sovereignty Event

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 4:30-7:30, Kittredge Central, in collaboration with CU DEI Office. Join us for an evening of good food, community, and celebration of Indigenous knowledge. This event will highlight knowledge keepers and activists who are keeping Indigenous food traditions alive. Our speakers will explore some of the historical context...

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Indigenous Peoples Day

Sunday Oct. 8, all day, Dairy Center for the Arts, in collaboration with Right Relationships Boulder. Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations are part of a national effort to recognize and honor the existence, culture and contributions of the original inhabitants of North America on the day that has been observed as...

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