Native American & Indigenous Studies Reading Group
The NAIS Reading Group is an intellectual community exploring topics and issues in Native American & Indigenous Studies. Participants vote on the text, allowing the group to determine the focus for the group. Sonoma State students enrolled in Native American Studies 495 in Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 are contributing to an annotated bibliography focused on analyzing reporting on COVID-19 and Native Americans. Please see the resource below for articles and annotations exploring another pandemic in Indian Country. The NAIS Reading Group is facilitated by Dr. Erica Tom, Director of Native American Studies, Sonoma State University (tome@sonoma.edu).
Wednesday, February 24th 4-5:30pm via Zoom.
The Sea of Grass: A Family Tale from the American Heartland by Walter Echo Hawk
Wednesday, February 10th 4-5:30pm via Zoom.
Wednesday, February 3rd 4-5:30pm via Zoom.
Chapters 1, 2 & 11 from On Indian Ground: California (On Indian Ground: A Return to Indigenous Knowledge-Generating Hope, Leadership and Sovereignty through Education) edited by Joely Proudfit and Nicole Quinderro Myers-Lim and Chapter 1 from Trauma & Resilience in the Lives of Contemporary Native Americans.
Wednesday, January 29th 4-5:30pm via Zoom
Tending the Wild by Kat Anderson
Wednesday, November 18th 4:00 - 6:00 pm via Zoom
Another Pandemic in Indian Country (see annotated bibliography below!)
We are excited to share that Dr. Andrew Curley (Diné) will be joining us to discuss water, infrastructure, and the impact of COVDI-19 on the Navajo Nation. Please see the annotations of articles covering the pandemic in Indian Country below, and read Dr. Curley’s article here. This NAIS reading group is part of Native American Heritage Month programming at Sonoma State University. See the entire month of programming here.
Wednesday, October 21st 4:00 - 6:00 pm via Zoom
Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
Wednesday, September 30th 4:00-6:00 pm via Zoom
How as Mountain Was Made by Greg Sarris
Wednesday, September 9th 4:00-6:00 pm via Zoom
Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks by Mark David Spence
Sunday, May 31st 4:00 - 6:00 pm via Zoom
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Tuesday, April 28th 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm via Zoom
Another Pandemic in Indian Country
Tuesday, April 14th 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm via Zoom
There There by Tommy Orange
Tuesday, March 10th 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm The Hub, Sonoma State University
Dakota 38 and Reel Injun
Thursday, February 27th 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm The Hub, Sonoma State University
On Indian Ground edited by Joely Proudfit and Nicole Quinderro Myers-Lim
Thursday, February 6th 2020 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Location: Carson 54, Sonoma State University
An Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz