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Bryan Newland speaking at the Labriola Center

Assistant secretary of Indian affairs visits with students at Labriola Center

On Monday, Feb. 19 Byan Newland, assistant secretary of Indian affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, visited Arizona State University’s Tempe campus Monday to talk with students and tour the Labriola Center. Newland spoke about the importance of Native voices being part of policy discussio...

Photo of Dr. Valerie Lambert presenting in front of audience for the Annual Labriola Center Book Award

Annual Labriola Book Award with Dr. Valerie Lambert

Annual Labriola Book Award with Dr. Valerie Lambert This November, the Labriola Center hosted Dr. Valerie Lambert to speak about her book that won this year's Annual Labriola Book Award. Photo of Dr. Valerie Lambert presenting her book, Native Agency...

Group photo of participants who finished their journals at the Coptic Bookbinding workshop.

Labriola Blog: November 2023 Highlights

Highlights from the Labriola Center  This past November, the Labriola Center hosted and partnered on various events that touched on the duality and diversity of Indigenous peoples for Native American Heritage Month. We also hosted the winner of the Labriola Center's Annual Book Award, Dr. Valerie L...

Portrait of Valerie Lambert

Author Valerie Lambert to deliver Labriola Center National Book Award lecture

The Labriola National American Indian Data Center at the ASU Library has announced that “Native Agency: Indians in the Bureau of Indian Affairs” by Valerie Lambert is the recipient of the center’s National Book Award. The annual award recognizes scholarship in American Indian and Indigenous studies....

Photo of Labriola Center Staff and AISS Staff dressed up for Halloween

Labriola Blog: October 2023 Highlights

Highlights from the Labriola Center October's events at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center oscillated around themes of Indigenous identity in academia, which includes the Office of Indian Education's Symposium, Vina Begay's Archive Wednesday, a book talk with Ramona Emerson, and the ...

Photo of poets at the Indigneous Open Mic Poetry Night

Labriola Blog: September 2023 Highlights

Highlights from the Labriola Center September's events at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center set the foundation for this fall 2023. We began with an Indigenous Comic Book Workshop with Kayla Shaggy, a Dine' zine creator and artist within the Phoenix Valley. Then we ended our month wi...

Photo of tribal seals printed out with crayons and markers available on a white table for Indigenous students at SPIRIT program.

Labriola Blog: August 2023 Highlights

Highlights from the Labriola Center This past August, the Labriola Center hosted Indigenous ASU students from SPIRIT in partnership with American Indian Student Support Services. The Center also collaborated with Alliance of Indigenous Peoples to host a Welcome for new and returning students at bot...

Library space with books on shelves and a long table

New Labriola Center space coming to Hayden Library

During the fall 2023 semester, the Labriola National American Indian Data Center is embarking on a new construction project at Hayden Library. The center will be expanding on the second floor to offer comprehensive library services and events to better support Indigenous ASU students, faculty, staff...

Students in classroom learning about archives

Labriola Blog: June 2023 Event Highlights

Labriola Blog: June 2023 Event Highlights Photo of student's hands interacting with turntable NASAW - Sunday, June 18, 2023 - Saturday, June 24, 2023 Earlier this month, the Native American Summer Arts Workshop (NASAW) took place ...