In addition, folks should be aware that there have been various attempts
by various people/organizations to develop networks or conferences for/
about Native American/American Indian studies programs. The above book
was the result of attempts to develop an organization called NASA (Native
American Scholars Association). They held annual meetings at the Indian
Studies Conference, sponsored by UCLA. The orignal meeting was convened
by us (Native American Studies @ the University of New Mexico) in 1981
as a result of funding from Ford Foundation. We have a conference report
from this meeting, but it is now out of date.
Today, I am aware of two effort which are trying to make sense out of the
state of our programs. The American Indian Literatures (ASAIL) is in the
process of compiling a guide to Native American Studies programs in the
US. Contact:
Franchot Ballinger
Mail Location 205
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221
And, the 3rd annual conference of American Indian and Alaska Native
Professors (sponsored by the Center for Indian Ed at Arizona State Univ)
is scheduled for the Pheonix Hilton Hotel, Feb. 5-7, 1993. The program
maintains a database of over 300 American Indian/Alaska Native Professors
from over 100 colleges and universities. Contact:
Center for Indian Education
415 Farmer Building
Arizona State University
Tempe. AZ 85287.
Lator gators!
Ted Jojola, Director
Native American Studies (let's hear it for nomenclature!)
University of New Mexico