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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. ...

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Labriola Center book award shines 'bright light' on Indigenous scholars

Kaitlin Reed couldn’t believe it when she learned she had been named the 2024 recipient of the Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award. The award, handed out by the Labriola National American Indian Data Center inside Arizona State University’s Hayden Library, is a national competition ...

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ASU collections offer Indigenous perspective through traditional storytelling, innovative methodology

Cultural archives are usually organized in a way that reflects the perspective of those who administer the collection. With Arizona State University’s Native-led Labriola National American Indian Data Center, the archival team is working to change long-held practices by incorporating Indigenous way...

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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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Labriola Blog: June - August 2024

Labriola Center Highlights from June 2024  As summer comes to a close, the Labriola Center wants to share some events that took place over at Hayden Library, such as Emerging Beyond Colonization and Storytelling Lab for an Indigenous Healing Voices Poetry Night with Laura Tohe, INSPIRE, a welcome e...

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Memory Keepers Fellowship 2024: Myacedes Miller

About the Memory Keepers Fellowship: This blog post series is a part of the Memory Keepers Fellowship program, a project partnered between ASU’s Community Driven Archive Initiative and the Labriola Center. The fellowship is geared for BIPOC students at local community colleges and for them to explo...

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Memory Keepers Fellowship 2024: Janine Nelson

About the Memory Keepers Fellowship: This blog post series is a part of the Memory Keepers Fellowship program, a project partnered between ASU’s Community Driven Archive Initiative and the Labriola Center. The fellowship is geared for BIPOC students at local community colleges and for them to explo...

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ASU grad dedicated to music, libraries and Indigenous sovereignty

If you stepped inside the Labriola National American Indian Data Center at Hayden Library in the past two years, you may have heard Nataani Hanley-Moraga before you met him. His beat making and lo-fi study sessions are just one of his many responsibilities as a student worker at the center.  Hanley...

A large crowd of people seated in the Labriola Center from the front all the way to the back wall with Labriola family and Simon Ortiz seated in front

Labriola Blog: April 2024 Event Highlight Labriola Center's Grand Opening Open House

A large crowd of people seated in the Labriola Center from the front all the way to the back wall with Labriola family and Simon Ortiz seated in front. Highlights from the Labriola Grand Opening Open House The Labriola Center suppo...