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AIS Professor Josh Reid Discusses Some of the Challenges Makahs Experience at Exercising Treaty Whaling Rights

Makah Tribe’s treaty-protected whaling rights remain blocked more than two decades later - ICT
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AIS Professor Josh Reid on Orca Recovery

Four years after Tahlequah's journey, the legal and ethical debates over orca protection continue to evolve | Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
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AIS Professor Josh Reid Discusses the Historical Context around Federal Recognition of Puget Sound Tribal Nations

‘Real’ Duwamish: Seattle’s first people and the bitter fight over federal recognition | The Seattle Times
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Dian Million Named Freedom Scholar

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AIS Celebrates 55 Years of Relationships and Learning

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A Netflix Film, Then a UW Degree

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New Story Pole Comes to UW

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AIS Awards First Scholarships from Marvin Oliver Memorial Endowed Fund  

Marvin Oliver, renowned artist, advocate, UW graduate, associate curator for the Burke Museum, and professor emeritus
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UW Professor Highlights Music in Powwow Culture Course

Jessica Bissett Perea (Dena’ina) had never heard powwow singing before attending an Indigenous music conference in Toronto in 2008.
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Announcing New AIS Arts Faculty Member Joe Seymour

The American Indian Studies department is excited to announce the hiring of Joe (