Indigenous Community Engagement

Yá’át’ééh!
I hope this message finds you well. As we look ahead, I wanted to send a warm invitation and reminder about several exciting conference opportunities coming up that are especially meaningful for scholars, students, and community partners working with Native American and Indigenous Studies. If you are considering proposing a paper, panel, roundtable, workshop, or other format (or if you know others who might be interested) for any of these upcoming conferences and forums, that would be wonderful. Also, please share this information widely.
NAISA 2026 – Temuco, Chile
July 22–24, 2026 | Proposals due November 24, 2025
NAISA will gather in Temuco, Chile, in collaboration with Mapuche colleagues and institutions. This will be a historic meeting and a wonderful chance to connect with Indigenous international scholars, artists, activists, and community leaders.
• Call for Proposals (CFP): https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:600505b5-e575-4da2-af0e-62c56343c640
• Submission Portal: https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/naisa/naisa26/
• NAISA Membership (please join or renew your membership): https://www.upress.umn.edu/naisa-signup/
If you plan to apply for travel support when the call for applications becomes available, please be sure your NAISA membership is current.
Western History Association (WHA) 2026 – Portland, Oregon
October 21–24, 2026 | Proposals due December 5, 2025
WHA has a strong and growing Native American and Indigenous Studies presence. The 2026 meeting in Portland is shaping up to be especially vibrant and collaborative.
• Learn more: https://www.westernhistory.org/2026
Railroads in Native America Forum – Sacramento, California
July 9–12, 2026 | Proposals due December 15, 2025
This forum has become an important and unique gathering point for conversations about Indigenous experiences, railroads, labor, land, memory, and survivance.
• Details and proposal information: https://www.californiarailroad.museum/events/railroads-in-native-america-forum
If any of these resonate with your current work, or if you know students, colleagues, or collaborators who might be interested, I would be grateful if you could pass these opportunities along. These meetings thrive when our networks help connect people, projects, and communities.
Ahéhee’!

Railroads in Native America Forum - California State Railroad Museum An Exploration of the Impact of Railroads in Indigenous Communities

Last day to make your reservation at the Omni Hotel for the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) 2025 annual conference with the conference group- join us in OKC and learn more at naisaconvention.org

Indigenous Oral Historians research funding!

The OHA Indigenous Initiative Research Fund provides a $1,000 annual monetary award given to an Indigenous oral historian actively engaged in a collaborative, community-based oral history research project relating to Indigenous people. The goal of the research fund is to support the oral historian’s project by offsetting some costs or otherwise helping to move the project toward completion.

🖥 Please visit https://bit.ly/IndigenousIntiative to apply!
➡Deadline: June 1 2025

The research fund is supported through the the Oral History Association’s “Indigenous Initiative,” an ongoing fundraising effort for an endowment to promote the success of Indigenous oral historians, as well as meaningful and ethical oral historical projects within Indigenous communities. This ongoing project of the OHA reflects our commitment to move beyond words and into action by utilizing our resources and standing to support oral history work by, of, and for Indigenous peoples.

Our 2025 Call for Proposals for the 52nd Annual Symposium on the American Indian is now OPEN!!!

Submission types:
- Student Research Posters
- Student Presentations
- Professional/Academic Presentations
- Community Member/Tribal Nation Presentations

Please submit your proposals by going to https://tinyurl.com/NSUSymposium2025

For questions email: [email protected]

Support and by stopping the proposal to cut the Gen Ed requirement of languages in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. Please sign and share this petition: https://www.change.org/LanguageEd (https://www.change.org/LanguageEd)

Sign the Petition Oppose the Removal of Foreign Language Gen Ed requirements at the University of Oklahoma

Please join us tomorrow from 3:00-4:30 pm on the third floor of Seminary Hall for a student exhibit opening. "Let Us Be Wise": The Cherokee National Female Seminary was researched and created by students in Dr. Martin's HIST/AIS 3723 Native American History class this semester. There will be free refreshments! We hope that you will help us celebrate student success. For more information contact Dr. Martin at [email protected] or 918-444-3505. We want to thank our sponsors/partners the NSU Center for Tribal Studies, Northeastern State University-Center for Women's Studies, the NSU Foundation, and the NSU Archives & Special Collections.

🌾 We’re excited to announce the Healing Meals Grant Opportunity—an initiative to support Native individuals, groups, and organizations in bringing traditional, Indigenous foods to your community. 🌽⁠
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🌿 Are you ready to host a community meal, food box program, culinary class, or event focused on Indigenous ingredients? This grant is here to help you make it happen! ⁠
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We’re offering up to 10 grants, averaging $3,000 each, to fund Healing Meal projects that nourish and heal through the power of Indigenous foods.⁠ Available to US residents only.
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📅 Key Dates:⁠
+ Applications Open: October 1, 2024⁠
+ Q&A Webinar: Friday October 11, 2024⁠
+ Application Deadline: October 31, 2024⁠
+ Awarded Grantee Notifications: November 21, 2024⁠
+ Grant Period: December 16, 2024 - December 15, 2025⁠
+ Project Event Window: March 1 - December 5, 2025 ⁠
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🔗 Apply now! https://nativefoodalliance.org/2024-healing-meals-grants/

Register Now: Free Virtual Discussion Sept. 5 Telling the American Story on Our Public Lands