American Indian Studies Program
Monday, November 3, 2025
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4:00 pmIllini Union, Room 210This talk appreciates the importance of Garveyism and the Midwest for understanding the contours, genealogies, and complexities of twentieth-century Black transnational resistance and for imagining that another world is possible in this moment of global crisis.
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7:00 pmCourtyard, Illini Union (1401 W. Green Street, Urbana)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Illini Union Board, Native American House (NAH), and American Indian Association of Illinois welcome everyone to enjoy a variety of musical genres performed by an ensemble of Native performers. In addition to tabling at this event, the NAH will have food for attendees. Food is first-come, first-served.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The Native American House invites you to a Community Welcome to meet and greet Dr. Jessica Hernandez, our guest speaker for the Dinner on Us program later in the day. We hope you’ll join us in giving Dr. Hernandez a warm welcome to Illinois! Lunch will be provided. Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
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5:30 - 6:30 pmCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Conference Room 612 (1206 West Gregory Drive, Urbana)This presentation will explore how meaningful environmental progress necessitates the dismantling of extractive conservation paradigms and the integration of Indigenous knowledge systems grounded in land-based relationality and kinship.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The Native American House invites you to a Community Welcome to meet and greet Dr. Daniel R. Wildcat, professor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University. We hope you’ll join us in giving Dr. Wildcat a warm welcome to Illinois! Lunch will be provided. Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
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4:30 pmIllini Room C & South Lounge, Illini Union (1401 W. Green Street)Through the lens of the Rising Voices, Changing Coasts coastal research project, this lecture highlights how traditional ecological knowledge and modern scientific approaches work together to promote resilience, sustainability, and community-driven solutions among diverse Indigenous coastal communities.
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4:30 - 8:00 pmIllinois Street Dining Center (ISR) (1010 W Illinois St, Urbana)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, University Housing will bring a taste of Native food flavors to ISR.
Friday, November 7, 2025
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All DayNovember 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.
Saturday, November 8, 2025
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All DayNovember 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)
The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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4:30 - 7:00 pmLincoln Avenue Residence (LAR) Halls (100 Clark Hall, 1203 South Fourth Street, Champaign)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, University Housing will bring a taste of Native food flavors to LAR.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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5:30 - 7:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)This gathering is intended to cultivate meaningful connections, foster a sense of community, and encourage intellectual exchange. It also serves as an inclusive environment where participants can share their academic journeys, engage in collaborative research discussions, and build supportive kinship networks within academia and beyond.
Friday, November 14, 2025
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12:00 pmThis noontime presentation will examine both historical and contemporary Native perspectives on higher education, with a focus on land-grant institutions broadly and the University of Illinois specifically.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
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All DayEverywhereEstablished in 2011, Rock Your Mocs is an annual and global social media event. The Native American House (NAH) encourages you to break out your moccasins for a worldwide celebration of Indigenous cultures!
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1:00 - 6:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The traditional stereotype of the scientist in a white lab coat reinforces a narrow, homogeneous image that doesn't reflect the growing diversity within the scientific community. Students will customize lab coats by incorporating ribbon work, which is meant to amplify the enduring presence of scientists in Indigenous communities.
Monday, November 17, 2025
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5:30 - 7:00 pmTBAThis program brings together scholars whose work centers on Indigenous perspectives and challenges the boundaries of conventional academic thought. Panelists will discuss how different fields have historically included or excluded Indigenous voices, and what it means to meaningfully engage with Indigenous knowledge in research, teaching, and community partnerships.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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8:30 amSalaam MENA Cultural Center (700 S Gregory St., Suite A, Urbana)Dinner on Us is administered by the Native American House and is part of the Lunch on Us Series within SSIB. DOU is a biweekly, one-hour program featuring scholar- and practitioner-led workshops alongside a shared meal. Workshops explore a range of subjects and provide participants with opportunities to connect with peers and experts in a casual setting.
Friday, November 21, 2025
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12:00 pmBevier Hall 249 (905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana)This noontime presentation will feature Yanaba Schroeder (Navajo; Major: Human Development & Family Studies), who will reflect on her experiences with revitalization of Navajo foodways and land stewardship.
Monday, January 19, 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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12:00 - 1:30 pmThe Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge program supports PhD students in the humanities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in exploring new career paths while making an impact in our community. Join us at this info session for more information about this opportunity!