Labriola Center news

Book cover of From the Skin: Defending Indigenous Nations Using Theory and Praxis

Honoring innovative practices, impact in the field of American Indian studies

American Indian Studies at Arizona State University will host a panel event to celebrate the release of “From the Skin,” a collection over three years in the making centering stories, theories and practices from the field. The event will take place in Hayden Library on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at noon. ...

Portrait of Kaitlin Reed holding oversized prop scissors

Labriola Center announces 2024 National Book Award recipients

The Labriola National American Indian Data Center at the ASU Library recently announced the recipients of the 2024 National Book Award. “Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California” by Kaitlin P. Reed was named the winner. The annual award recognizes scholarship ...

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Expanded staff, new space helps connect Labriola Center with Native American community

Alexander Soto’s excitement and joy was evident as he showed a visitor the new Labriola National American Indian Data Center space inside Hayden Library on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. There, said Soto, the center’s director, is the huge wall mural that represents O’odham land recently ...

Group photo of Labriola staff, Miss Indigenous ASU, President Moore, and Maori dancers from Ōkāreka Dance Company

Labriola Blog: March 2024 Highlights

Highlights from the Labriola Center At the end of this past February, the Labriola Center hosted our biannual Indigenous Open Mic Poetry Night. We also had the opportunity and pleasure of meeting a Maori dance company called "Ōkāreka Dance Company" who visited all the way from New Zealand! In addit...

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...

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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....

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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...