Native American and Indigenous Studies:
Who Are We? Where Are We Going?
An International Scholarly Meeting
hosted by the Institute of Native American Studies
at the University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
April 10-12, 2008
by Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
These pages are from the 2008 meeting, which drew over 425 registrants.
April 10-12, 2008, the Institute of Native American Studies at University of Georgia hosted an international
scholarly meeting. This was the second of three meetings
that a steering committee of scholars from across the continent planned
as a way to explore the possibility of creating an academic
association for scholars who work in American Indian, Native American. First
Nations, Aboriginal, and/or Indigenous Studies. The Native American Studies program at the University of Oklahoma, Norman hosted the first meeting in May of 2007, and the American Indian Studies
Department at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities will host the third meeting May 21-23, 2009.
Participants in the 2008 conference voted to ratify a constitution and bylaws to establish the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, thereby establishing an interdisciplinary association for scholars working in these fields.
More information next year's conference can be found on the NAIS 2009 conference website. please contact a steering committee member if you have other questions or concerns.
Last updated 4/17/2008
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Background image from the Archaeo Art Gallery by James Q. Jacobs
Meeting website maintained
by Laura Adams Weaver