AIIS GA Joins First Sherpa Woman to Complete Great Himalaya Trail
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How is MSU AIIS connected to the first Indigenous Sherpa woman to complete the Great Himalaya Trail? AIIS graduate assistant, Sophie Huss, traveled to Nepal last month to join Mingmar Dolma Sherpa for 12 days of her historic 140-day trek of the Great Himalaya Trail (non-technical route)! Together, they hiked to Chomolungma (so-called “Everest”) Base […]
AIIS Announces Fall 2024 Minor and Certificate Course Options
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AIIS is excited to share our expanded Spring 2024 course list. Any course below will be counted toward the AIIS graduate certificate requirement. Open enrollment begins April 1. UNDERGRADUATE MINOR GRADUATE CERTIFICATE If you find a course not listed that you believe may count toward the minor or certificate, please email arola@msu.edu to discuss options. […]
AIIS is sharing the excitement with the soon-to-be-DR(!) Angie Sanchez. Angie passed her written and oral comprehensive exams this past January and plans to defend her dissertation in a few months. When asked about her experience, she shared the following: “As a first college graduate in my family, I had no idea what I was […]
AIIS announces Pre-Doctoral Fellow Position for the 2024-25 Academic Year
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AIIS is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2024-25 academic year Pre-Doctoral Fellow in AIIS. The fellowship provides office space, access to Michigan State University’s outstanding facilities, connections with American Indian and Indigenous Studies faculty and community, benefits for the year, and a $45,000 salary. The Fellowship period is August 16, […]
February 2024 ISWG: Learning about Indigenous Knowledge Systems
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The Indigenous Studies Working Group is back for February! Join us this month for Learning about Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Dr. Emily Sorroche will reference Dr. Brayboy’s work and guide us in discussion. Dr. Emily Sorroche (Citizen of the Cayuga Tribe) is currently the Associate Director in the CANR Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at […]
Join us for Ellie Mitchell’s Voices on Campus talk, The perils of competence: Balancing the self while community caretaking in Anishinaabewaki on March 6, 2024, from 11:30AM-1PM in Wells Hall A206. You will need to RSVP by February 29th for food (in-person) and/or the Zoom link (online). More information, including the RSVP link, can be found below and […]