May 21-23, 2009
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
May 21-23, 2009 the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota will host the first meeting of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association. This is the third of three meetings that culminated in the creation of a new professional organization for scholars
who work in American Indian/Native American/First Nations/Aboriginal/Indigneous Studies. The Native American Studies program at the University of Oklahoma, Norman hosted the first meeting in May of 2007, and the Institute of Native American Studies at the University of Georgia hosted the second meeting in April of 2008.
The American Indian Studies Department at the U of M is excited to host the third meeting. 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the department’s founding – the oldest such program in the country with departmental status. Founded amidst the civil rights struggles of the sixties and early seventies, the department has long been committed to the development of theories and methodologies that reflect American Indian perspectives and it embraces ways of knowing that stand in contrast to the linear analytic Euro-American studies typically found in colleges and universities. The department's base of formally educated and institutionally trained academicians is being supplemented increasingly by community resource people, including traditional leaders, elders and American Indian artists, writers, film makers, and musicians. Incorporation of such contributors into the teaching program acknowledges unique cultural wisdom and skills that are not typically available in formal, western institutions, but that are nonetheless essential to an understanding of American Indian cultures.
A local host committee of faculty and staff members will arrange accommodations, meeting space, and a set of events that will give conference participants an opportunity to experience the beautiful Twin Cities and U of M campus.
Feel free to contact members of the steering committees if you have questions or concerns
Steering Committee
(Responsible for the call for papers, developing the program, and conducting discussions regarding future plans that might come from the meeting)
Call for Papers and First Announcement
Call for Papers (DOC)
The American Indian Studies Department at the University of Minnesota is hosting an interdisciplinary meeting of Native American and Indigenous Studies. The steering committee is inviting proposals from scholars around the globe for submissions of individual papers, panel session proposals, or roundtables on any topic in Native American and Indigenous Studies. All persons working in the field are invited and encouraged to submit proposals. Only complete proposals will receive full consideration. The limit on proposals is two proposed appearances on the program in any capacity.
Submission of a Proposal
Proposals are to be submitted electronically by December 1, 2008, stay tuned for URL. Proposals will not be accepted after this date.
- Use the electronic template to prepare a 250 word abstract in English.
- Follow the instructions and submit your proposal online.
- Choose an individual paper, a panel, or a roundtable proposal.
- Individual paper must contain a presenter name, title, affiliation, brief précis and abstract of no more than 250 words.
- Panel proposals must contain a title of the panel, presenter names and affiliations, titles of individual presentations, and a brief précis for all individual presentations; a person designed as chair, and an abstract of no more than 250 words for the panel as a whole.
- Roundtable proposals must include the same information as a panel presentation, except the individual presentation titles.
- You will receive an email confirmation after submitting your proposal.
- Proposals will be reviewed by the review committee. All presenters will be notified by late January 2009. Presenters are required to register and attend the conference.
For more information, contact Heather Dorr, College of Continuing Education, at cceconf3@umn.edu or a member of the steering committee.
Important Dates
December 1, 2008 |
Deadline for paper proposal submissions |
Late January, 2009 |
Presenters notified of acceptance
Online registration open |
February 23, 2009 |
Deadline Early registration rate and deadline for presenters to be included in final program |
March 15, 2009 |
Late registration fee rate |
Exhibits
Space for exhibits has been reserved. At the first NAIS meeting at the University of Oklahoma in May 2007, seven (7) university presses exhibited and sponsored book signings. Another eight (8) publishers did not send representatives but sent books and other materials to be displayed at unstaffed tables. At the second meeting at the University of Georgia in April 2008, currently has some twenty (20) presses scheduled to participate.
Advertising also may be purchased in the printed program for the meeting.
Contact Jean O’Brien for more information.
Contact Us
Contact information for members of the steering committee are available here.
The mailing address for the Department of American Indian Studies at U of M is:
College of Liberal Arts, 135
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
19 Scott Hall
72 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 624-1338 (voice)
(612) 626-7904 (fax) |
