Native & Indigenous Student Involvement
About Us
Native & Indigenous Student Involvement focuses on engaging, supporting, and fostering understanding for our diverse Indigenous and Native communities. In addition to Native and First Nations people, Indigenous identities span cultures around the world, including (but not limited to) Native Hawaiian, Indigenous South American, and the global communities of the Arctic Circle. We invite those who identify with indigeneity to connect with us. We also seek to educate the UMD community about Indigenous community, history and culture, and are committed to the creation and maintenance of a campus environment where Native/Indigenous identities and issues are affirmed and supported.
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Subscribe to the Skoden Scene
Sign up for The Skoden Scene a newsletter for Indigenous terps to stay connected with the UMD Native & Indigenous community. This newsletter highlights cultural events in the DMV area, Indigenous voices, academic resources, wellness support and stay connected to MICA, and the Native American Indigenous Student Union (NAISU).
FAQs
The best way to get involved is to join the Native American and Indigenous Student Union (NAISU)- additional information can be found under the Student Organizations tab. You can also volunteer to be a part of the Native & Indigenous Heritage Month (NIHM) planning committee at the beginning of the fall semester by contacting us at mica-contact@umd.edu and may consider taking the following courses:
AMST328N (also offered as ANTH468F and RELS319N) Perspectives on Identity and Culture; Introduction to Native American Cultures of the United States
AMST498K Special Topics in American Studies: Indigenous Thought in the Americas
AMST498L Special Topics in American Studies; Native Americans and U.S. Cinema
AMST328K Perspectives on Identity and Culture; American Indian Literatures: Traditions, Protest and Renewal
LASC448J Special Topics in Latin American Studies; Aztec Culture: Human Sacrifice and Conquest
No! All are welcomed who would like to better understand the historical and modern conditions of Native/Indigenous people and to experience and celebrate the native cultures of the Americas.
Get in Touch
1120 Adele H. Stamp Student Union - Center for Campus Life
University of Maryland
College Park, 20742
301-314-8600
MICA-contact@umd.edu
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Native & Indigenous Heritage Month
Each year, the Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy (MICA) Office of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union - Center for Campus Life coordinates a campus-wide calendar of events to commemorate Native & Indigenous Heritage Month.
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UMD Powwow
Each year, the Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy (MICA) Office of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union - Center for Campus Life coordinates a campus-wide calendar of events to commemorate Native & Indigenous Heritage Month.
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It Means More Campaign
Cultural appropriation is much bigger than Halloween. Year-round, we often see celebrities profiting off of components of marginalized cultures, getting praised for expressing what actual members of these cultures are ridiculed and even punished for. We see braids and dreadlocks, moccasins, and henna tattoos, for example, turned into fashion statements and trends. There is a fine line between cultural appreciation and appropriation, and with this campaign, we hope to start a campus-wide dialogue about how to discern between the two.
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Resources
Access our online handbook and peruse academic, campus and financial resources.