UNC Alum, Edgar Villanueva (Lumbee) has been selected as the Native Americans in Philanthropy’s 2014 recipient for the Flying Eagle Woman Award for Community-Based Philanthropy! Recipients of the Flying Eagle Woman Award demonstrate that they are guided by Native thinking and philosophy, … Read more
Check out this article highlighting two UNC American Indian students serving as interns in the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation summer internship program in Washington D.C. We are very proud of you AC Locklear and Chelsea Barnes. … Read more
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5/28/14 Radio Program Topic: Community Gardens Many of us are looking for ways to improve our health. Have you ever gotten involved in community gardening? We invite you to join our conversation about community gardens across … Read more
April 16,2014 The Cherokee One Feather highlights the accomplishments of four EBCI tribal members and their completion of the North Carolina Native Leadership Institute facilitated by the UNC American Indian Center. Read the article here.
The 27th Annual Carolina Indian Circle Powwow was a tremendous success with over 60 dancers, 4 drum groups, and approximately 1,000 visitors throughout the day. We were also fortunate to have Chancellor Folt and our Elder in Residence, Simon Ortiz, … Read more
Congratulations to Mr. Danny Bell for being selected by Chancellor Carol L. Folt to receive a 2014 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most coveted distinctions the University gives faculty and staff! The late C. Knox Massey … Read more
The American Indian Center recognizes native students for their success. Congratulations to Leslie Locklear for being accepted into the PhD in Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Leslie … Read more
UNC Chapel Hill, January 2014— The American Indian Center at UNC Chapel Hill is pleased to announce that it has secured in excess of a quarter of a million dollars for two years of funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable … Read more
The AIC successfully hosted the second gathering of the NC Native Leadership Institute, January 17-19, in Wilmington, NC with the inaugural cohort of 24 current and emerging Native leaders across the state. The group visited and met with leaders of … Read more
