[nativestudies-l] CFP - NA Grad Student Conference

[Ruth Garby Torres]

Institute for American Indian Research (IfAIR)
S I P A P U S E C U L A R
A NATIVE AMERICAN GRADUATE STUDENTS CONFERENCE

Thursday, April 3 to Friday, April 4, 2008
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS
"Planting Seeds of Our Research"

This conference is jointly sponsored by the Institute for
American Indian Research under
the College of Arts and Sciences, Native American
Studies, Society of Native American Graduate Students,
Native American Studies
Indigenous Research Group, and the Indigenous Nations
Library Program at the University of New Mexico.

We invite currently enrolled graduate students from
U.S./Latin American and other
International universities who are
Indigenous/Indian/Native from ALL Disciplines to
submit and present research papers at this pilot
conference.

Six graduate students, from institutions besides UNM, will
receive $700 scholarships [to
help cover the costs of presenting at this conference. To
be considered for a scholarship,
we request the following:

Full Research Abstract or completed research paper with
bibliography; a letter
of intent that includes an introduction of yourself as to
why you want to present your
paper and attend the conference; a budget of how you would
spend the scholarship money;
and one letter sent directly to IfAIR (postal or email)
from a University faculty mentor
about your Research and Graduate standing. Include your
contact information, (e.g. phone
and email) so that we can send you notification about the
scholarship decisions and other
conference-related information.

All graduate students who are not applying for a
scholarship should submit a full abstract
or completed paper with bibliography, and contact
information to be considered for
presentation at the conference.

Submission Deadline for papers and abstracts
Friday, February 1, 2008

U.S. Postal or email attachments to mesa at unm.edu
IFAIR Attn: Beverly Singer
Department of Anthropology MSC01-1040
1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131


IFAIR will send out notification of Conference
scholarship awards by Friday, February
22, 2008.
Sample of selected research studies and topics for
Conference Presentation:
. Recovering Indigenous Women's Histories: The Case of
Hawai'i
. Traditional Indian/Native/Indigenous Knowledge and How
It Relates to My
Research
. Emblems of Continuity and Change: A Comparison and
Analysis of Pre-
Reservation and Reservation Period Eagle-Feather
Headdresses
. Thinking Critically About Maps, Water, Justice and
Equity In Indigenous
Communities

The mission of Institute for American Indian Research is
to facilitate research that
contributes to the decolonization, sovereignty, and
self-determination of Indigenous
peoples by providing initiatives that support such
research endeavors.

IFAIR promotes community-inspired, service-oriented
scholarship that seeks a link
with the university to Native American/Indian Nations and
communities that generate
discussion of Indigenous issues both within the university
and in the communities.


Tentative Schedule of Events for SIPAPU SECULAR
Conference:
. Research Sessions
. Luncheon Featuring Renowned Indigenous Speaker
. Student Talking Circles
. Indigenous Evening Social and Give Away
. Free Meals
. Tours of Research Programs
. Indigenous professors at UNM will comment on the papers
presented in panels
and sessions at the conference.


Full Agenda will be AVAILABLE by February 22, 2008 at the
IFAIR web site or call
505-277-3027 for updates.
http://www.unm.edu/~ifair/
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