[EDLING:678] CFP: New Directions in American Indian Research

[Francis M. Hult]

Call for Papers, "New Directions in American Indian Research: A Gathering
of Emerging Scholars"; October 7-8, 2005

Representatives of the First Nations Graduate Circle and the Carolina
Indian Circle, organizations of American Indian students at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with the support of faculty and the
Graduate School, will host "New Directions in American Indian Research: A
Gathering of Emerging Scholars," a conference highlighting the research of
graduate students and senior-level undergraduate students. The conference
is a student initiative specifically targeted toward bringing together
members of local Indian and non-Indian communities as well as scholars from
across the region and nation.

The conference will highlight research by American Indian scholars as well
as non-Indian scholars who are researching topics pertaining to American
Indian studies, issues, and communities. The program will include addresses
by Dr. Duane Champagne (Chippewa), Professor of Sociology at the University
of California-Los Angeles, and Dr. Amanda Cobb (Chickasaw), Professor of
American Studies and Director of the Institute for American Indian Research
at the University of New Mexico; presentations by other prominent American
Indian scholars; and faculty-moderated panels through which students can
present and discuss their research with other scholars. We are inviting
participants from an array of academic backgrounds, including those in the
sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Please send a one-page abstract and a ½-page biography that includes
complete contact information (email, mailing, and phone) by June 15, 2005
to the following address:

Lindsey Claire Smith
Graduate Assistant, American Indian Recruitment
The Graduate School
CB#4010, 200 Bynum Hall
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-4010
nativeconf at unc.edu

For more information, visit http://nativeconf.unc.edu/