2018 Brown Bag Series

Resource Conflicts and Dark and Good Times in a New Guinea Mining Area

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:25:24 +0000

Resource Conflicts and Dark and Good Times in a New Guinea Mining Area Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/22/2018 - 13:25

Join us for the November CNAIS Brown Bag event with Dr. Jerry Jacka, who will present his work on mining and Indigenous rights in Papua New Guinea.

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Internet Access in Indian Country

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:16:32 +0000

Internet Access in Indian Country Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 10/12/2018 - 13:16

Don't miss Edyael Del Carmen Casaperalta, who will present her work on internet access in Native America!

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The Banality of American Empire: The Curious Case of Guam, USA

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:20:50 +0000

The Banality of American Empire: The Curious Case of Guam, USA Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/13/2018 - 17:20

The title of a 2004 New York Times article sums up well the curious existence of the island of Guam, “Looking for friendly base overseas, Pentagon finds it already has one.” Guam is known as the “Tip of America’s Spear” and has for more than a century played a crucial role in securing US strategic interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Guam is also one of 17 remaining colonies in the world as recognized by the United Nations, in need of decolonization. In media representations and critical discourse around US imperialism, Guam also occupies a curious space, where it is a US military colony that somehow does not represent colonialism or imperialism. This presentation will use the concept of banality to interrogate how this simultaneous fullness of Guam as a site for American military power, and its emptiness as a site for American critique, enable the US to project force largely unchallenged over a significant part of the globe.

Join us Friday, September 21st, 2018 from 12:00-1:00pm at the CNAIS cottage.

Join Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua for this CNAIS Brown Bags Series event.

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Pacific Communication Circuits: Navigating Indigenous Issues in Oceania

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:51:25 +0000

Pacific Communication Circuits: Navigating Indigenous Issues in Oceania Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 03/27/2018 - 16:51

Join us for this lunchtime research talk by Tiara Na'puti, Assistant Professor in the Depaartment on Communication. Professor Na'puti is a member of the Chamoru (Chamorro) diaspora from Guahan (Guam). She has testified at the United Nations Special Political and Decolonization Committee (4th Commitee) on the Political status of Guahan. Light Refreshments will be served, please feel free to bring your lunch! Friday, April 13th at CNAIS Cottage from 12:00-1:00pm.

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Indigenous Ecocinema: Cross Disciplinary Conversations

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:39:30 +0000

Indigenous Ecocinema: Cross Disciplinary Conversations Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 03/01/2018 - 12:39

CNAIS Visiting Scholar and Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Gettysburg College, Salma Monani will present on her research at CNAIS. Join us for a lunchtime research talk at the CNAIS cottage on Friday, March 16th from 12-1pm.

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Merely Political or Meaningfully Religious? Indigenous Protest Rituals and their Legal Afterlives

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 19:17:37 +0000

Merely Political or Meaningfully Religious? Indigenous Protest Rituals and their Legal Afterlives Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 02/03/2018 - 12:17

Standing near the summit of Mauna Kea, two stone ahu (altars) are sites of contemporary Native Hawaiian religious vitality. The State of Hawai`i , however has a problem with the ahu. Specifically, they sit on the proposed site of a $1.4 billion dollar telescope project and were ritually constructed in the course of protest actions against the project in 2015. The State has deemed the altars “merely political” and therefore not deserving of consultative consideration or protection. Now, as part of their ongoing effort to protect the mountain, some Hawaiian petitioners are challenging the State in the Supreme Court, insisting that the altars are manifestations of a long-held tradition.

Greg Johnson will address this dispute, including his role as a witness in it, asking: What can be learned from cases wherein modern conceptions of jurisdiction and static notions of religion conflict with place-based forms of religious expression, especially those that emerge in protest settings?

Please join us at the CNAIS Cottage, 1330 Grandview Ave. ��«��Ƶ, CO from 12:00-1:00pm, Friday Feb. 23rd, 2018. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

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