Department of Indigenous Studies, University at Buffalo

05/29/2026

05/13/2026

Checkout our amazing PhD student and first abd in Indigenous Studies in our department!

Delaney O'Connell explores how returning ancestral belongings — and sometimes allowing their destruction — can better serve communities.

05/05/2026

Honoring, Remembering, Advocating — Every Day

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ individuals (MMIWG2S+/MMIP), also known as Red Dress Day in Canada.

Today, the UB Indigenous Student Collective student group tabled on campus to help raise awareness and honor Indigenous lives beyond just one day.

04/22/2026

Nya:weh to our Alumni who came out to talk about their Career & Educational Journey. We were joined by UB Alums Ross John jr.(), Madison Tighe (), and Pete Hill (). They discussed how they found their way to UB and how much it influenced their career path. Along with giving great advice for current students.

04/07/2026

Registration for the Conference is now closed as we are completely sold out! There will be NO registration on site. See you all on Friday.

03/24/2026

Mishuana Goeman, Indigenous Studies Chair & Aaron VanEvery, Community Outreach & Cultural Programming Coordinator, were guests on NPR’s What’s Next talk show. They talk about the upcoming Storytellers Conference and its significance. Please give it a listen here: https://www.btpm.org/2026-03-23/how-storytelling-connects-community-and-academia

Reminder, if you haven’t registered for the Storytellers Conference yet, what are you waiting for? Registration is still open. Please visit tinyurl.com/2026Storytellers to register. Students and Elders (60 and over) can contact [email protected] for the discount code. Please visit https://buffalo.box.com/s/kt2axt59nnahd1pst8qd2ry9uew2188o for an updated schedule.
All links can be found in our bio

02/25/2026

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The Department of Indigenous Studies is excited to announce that registration for our 16th Storytellers Conference is now open! Please register at the link: http://tinyurl.com/2026Storytellers. Students and Elders, please email [email protected] for the discount code.

A preliminary schedule. We will also keep updating the schedule as we get closer to the Conference at the link: https://buffalo.box.com/s/kt2axt59nnahd1pst8qd2ry9uew2188o

Hotel options, please see our linktree in our bio

If you have any questions, please reach out. We hope to see you at the Conference.

02/20/2026

Nya:weh to Jamie Gilbert for coming out to UB to share with us her knowledge and expertise with making beaded birds.

02/16/2026

Last week, the Department of Indigenous Studies partnered with for a hands-on Cooking Workshop in our Food Sovereignty Kitchen.

Participants learned how to prepare a healthy, budget-friendly meal, cooked together, and shared the meal as a community.

We made Rice, Chicken, and Vegetables — check out the recipe here: https://foodhero.org/recipes/rice-chicken-and-vegetables.

Thank you to SNAP-Ed New York and everyone who joined us!

01/29/2026

NIEA is now accepting session proposals for the 57th Annual NIEA Convention & Trade Show in Buffalo, NY, October 7–10, 2026.

This year’s theme, Strength in Community: Building the Future Together, invites educators, leaders, and community experts to share research-informed and practice-based sessions that center Indigenous ways of knowing and support Native learners, families, and communities.

Proposals are welcome for:
• Convention Sessions
• Educator Day (PK–12)
• Student Day (grades 6–12)

Learn more and submit your proposal:
👉 niea.org/2026-call-for-proposals