April 2016- AIC graduate intern, Teryn Smith, wins an Impact Award from the UNC School of Social Work for her engaged research with NC Native communities on a project entitled, “Medicine Wheel Measure of Wellbeing: Talking Circles as a Method … Read more

New!  You can now fulfill the University’s language requirement with Cherokee Language.  The language courses can also count toward fulfilling the requirements for a major or minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies.   Both courses, CHER 101 and CHER … Read more

UNC-Chapel Hill Announces 2016 Public Service Awards  For immediate use  UNC-Chapel Hill honors 10 individuals and organizations for public service   (Chapel Hill, N.C. – March 30, 2016) – Programs to support Native American tribes in North Carolina, a mental … Read more

http://gazette.unc.edu/2016/04/05/six-receive-massey-awards-for-meritorious-service-2/ Six receive Massey awards for meritorious service April 5, 2016 – 4:27 pm | Posted in Campus, Working at Carolina Chancellor Carol L. Folt selected six Carolina employees to receive 2016 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of … Read more

Taylor Wrencher (Lumbee), 21, participated in a medical volunteer opportunity in Trujillo, Peru providing community service and working to improve the functional abilities of Peruvian children. In turn, Taylor found herself gaining inspiration and a new outlook on life. While … Read more

March 4, 2016   Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Marcus Collins is the new Associate Dean of the Center for Student Success and Academic Counseling (CSSAC), effective March 1. As associate dean, Dr. Collins will provide … Read more

The UNC American Indian Center will be hosting our 2016 Carolina Horizons student enrichment program. Carolina Horizons is a three day “crash course” designed to prepare students for the college application process. From June 29-July 2, 50 American Indian high … Read more

Karine Martel, citizen of the Métis Nation, is from Manitoba, Canada, but has found home amongst the other Indigenous students at Carolina and at the American Indian Center. Karine strives to bring visibility to the concerns of Indigenous People both … Read more

In response to the UNC’s Town Hall on race and inclusion, the American Indian Center hosted an event called, “Post the Walls” for American Indian students to share personal stories about their Carolina experience. Students were hosted by the AIC … Read more

The American Indian Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is proud to announce Dylan Brooks of Pembroke, NC and Emily Chavis of Rowland, NC as the first ever recipients of the Carolina Native Service Scholars Award! … Read more