labriola national american indian data center news

Portrait of Vina Begay

ASU librarian on a mission to 'reclaim and repatriate' Indigenous knowledge

Starting this fall, students and researchers visiting ASU Library’s Labriola National American Indian Data Center at Fletcher and Hayden libraries (on the West and Tempe campuses, respectively) will have the opportunity to work with an expert in Native American and Indigenous libraries and archives....

Pollution Is Colonialism book cover

Announcing the 14th Annual Labriola Book Award Winners

14th Annual Labriola Book Award Winners “Pollution Is Colonialism” by Max Liboiron is the winner of the 14th annual Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award. The honorable mention goes to Helen Olsen Agger for “Dadibaajin: Returning Home Through Narrative.” ...

Five Indigenous people of various genders sitting around the O'odham Storytelling Table

Expanding spaces and faces at the Labriola Center

“We’re back. And it's really just a starting point.” —Alex Soto (Tohono O’odham) In the eight months since becoming Director, Alex Soto has been growing, cultivating and leading the ASU Library’s Labriola National American Indian Data Center in new and exciting ways. With a combination of events an...

Fiberglass table with textured design

New table in Labriola Center recalls canals built by Hohokam

A new table made by Indigenous people for an Indigenous space at Arizona State University evokes the ancient canal system built by the Hohokam tribe that first sustained people in the Valley. The 25-foot table, a collaboration between a local artist and the Indigenous Design Collaborative in the De...

Reclaiming Indigenous Memory Scapes: The Role of Indigenous-led Archival Initiatives

Reclaiming Indigenous Memory Scapes The Role of Indigenous-led Archival Initiatives From an Indigenous perspective, keepers of memory have long played a critical role in Indigenous societies. Before the arrival of European settlers, Indigenous memory keepers were entrusted to steward their tribe’s...

Reclaiming Indigenous Memory Scapes: The Role of Indigenous-led Archival Initiatives

From an Indigenous perspective, keepers of memory have long played a critical role in Indigenous societies. Before the arrival of European settlers, Indigenous memory keepers were entrusted to steward their tribe’s epistemology/lifeway in order to maintain balance with the natural and spiritual worl...

Welcome Back! Fall 2020 Information and the COVID-19 Impact

The Wurzburger Reading Room and the Design and the Arts Special Collections Reading Room welcome everyone back to campus for Fall ’20! After a sudden shift in Spring and a most strange summer break, all of us at the reading rooms want to let you know a few things about ou...