Tia Hunt, citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, is a current junior here at UNC-Chapel Hill pursuing a bachelor’s degree in American Studies and Religious Studies. Tia mentioned always being interested in the American South and Native America, … Read more

David Weaver is a current senior here at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is enrolled in the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and grew up in Hickory, North Carolina. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UNC-Chapel … Read more

Paige McClure is a graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill and member of The Great Seminole Nation of Oklahoma who grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. Before coming to Carolina, she attended the University of Northern Iowa as an undergrad where … Read more

Juniper Rakhman Gerardi is a current senior here at UNC-Chapel Hill and at Duke University. Juniper is a part of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation and grew up in Fayetteville, New York, but home is where the rez (reservation) is. … Read more

AIC Scholastic Awards During this 2023-2024 academic year, the UNC American Indian Center will be offering two monetary, scholastic awards for students that have demonstrated an interest in serving the North Carolina American Indian population. These awards are the Carolina … Read more

Native Pathways to Professional Development The UNC American Indian Center will host a series of workshops each academic year that are geared toward enhancing professional development skills amongst current American Indian Students attending UNC-Chapel Hill. Each workshop will be led … Read more

The American Indian Center’s (AIC) Ambassador Program is designed to provide students working at the Center the skills, opportunities, and mentoring necessary to be successful in their personal development while at Carolina. The Ambassador’s Program has allowed the Center to … Read more