Indigenous News & Research

UB launches SUNY’s first Indigenous studies major
9/9/24
The program will prepare students for a wide variety of careers, including those in Indigenous nations and organizations.
Indigenous students learn about health care careers
7/29/24
Students and faculty from UB’s health sciences units introduced middle and high school students to a range of health care professions.
Pathway programs prepare students for dental school
7/3/24
Indigenous students attending a conference in Niagara Falls also took part in the School of Dental Medicine's annual event.
Breaking new ground on Indigenous law
3/25/24
Rebecca Chapman, senior assistant law librarian at the Charles B. Sears Law Library, talks about her work that sheds new light on Native American legal traditions.
Ribbon bag workshop
3/20/24
New scholarship provides more than just funds
1/24/24
Recipients of the Ongwe’onwe/Indigenous Student Scholarship find a sense of community, as well as financial support to pursue their education at UB.
Nature links Indigenous perspective, STEM
12/19/23
The connection to nature is “its own science,” says UB physics major and NASA intern Alyssa Warrior.
VITAL scholars make the move to UB
12/8/23
Five participants in the program designed to build an inclusive pipeline for recruitment have joined the UB faculty.
Indigenous Studies ready for new academic year
8/29/23
Launched last fall, the department, aims to introduce issues of Indigeneity across the university while serving as a hub for research and teaching.
Mellon grant to CAS supports creation of Haudenosaunee portal
3/27/23
The Haudenosaunee Archive, Resource and Knowledge portal will link cultural heritage items to community needs.
Study provides a new understanding of pain disparities among racial groups in U.S. (Education News Canada, 11/28/22)
Study provides new understanding of pain disparities
11/11/22
Racial/ethnic disparities in pain prevalence are much greater than previously thought, according to UB medical sociologist Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk.
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Study analyzing often-overlooked racial/ethnic groups provides a new understanding of pain disparities in the U.S. (ScienceDaily, 11/9/22)
UB celebrates 50 years of Indigenous studies
10/3/22
The new department reflected on its groundbreaking past and focused on its future as the “home and hub” of Indigenous teaching and research at UB.
Exhibit celebrates 50 years of Indigenous studies at UB
7/25/22
“O’nigöëi:yo:h Thinking In Indian” features the work of 48 artists from the Hodinöhsö:ni’ Confederacy.
University at Buffalo Art Galleries to Host an Exhibition Celebrating the 50th Year of Indigenous Studies at the University (7/5/2022)
The (Real) Story of Thanksgiving (NBC New York, 11/24/21)
Retired UB professor, Haudenosaunee educator, and earth advocate shares continuing mission... and growing warning (WBFO, 11/15/21)
Mellon to support Haudenosaunee archive, collection
11/12/21
Scholars, students, educators and community members can research and learn about Haudenosaunee people in a new campus center.
Learning real history in Indigenous health disparities course
10/13/21
Dean Seneca’s course aims to show how the injustices faced by American Indian and Alaska Native people created many of today’s health disparities.
UB statement in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day
10/8/21
In honor of the Indigenous peoples who were the first inhabitants of North America, UB will observe Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday in October.
Matthew to deliver address at ALANA celebration
5/13/21
For the UB Distinguished Visiting Scholar, the value of the ALANA experience has come full circle.
UB to offer Indigenous health disparities course
1/19/21
The course, taught by Dean Seneca, aims to support future public health leaders in promoting well-being throughout the world.
UB Native American Studies founder returns to earn PhD
8/31/20
Earning a doctorate in American Studies is the latest accomplishment for Marilyn Schindler, who was a lecturer at UB in the 1970s.
Mellon grant to support indigenous studies
1/13/20
The $3 million award will support a new Department of Indigenous Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
UB instructor translates Mohawk version of Hinterland Who's Who raven video (CBC, 7/17/19)
Increasing number of Native American dentists
7/12/19
Finding a Native American dentist is rare. A new program at the School of Dental Medicine aims to change that.
Focus on opioid addiction
11/7/18
PhD student Jennifer Martin, recipient of an NIH diversity in neuroscience award, talks about how she became a scientist and why she studies drug addiction.
Podcasts primed for STEM education
11/1/18
UB education researcher Sameer Honward is using podcasts to align with Native Americans' traditional way of gathering knowledge through oral traditions.
Helping to reunify Native families
11/15/17
UB researcher Melanie Sage is working to improve states’ compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Nursing grants to expand care
7/13/17
UB Nursing will use the funding to increase access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment in American Indian communities.
Physicist receives NSF CAREER award
7/11/17
Ciaran Williams will continue his theoretical work for the Large Hadron Collider and start a science club for Native American students.
Always advocating for American Indians
5/22/17
For nursing assistant dean Margaret Moss, improving the lives of Native Americans in any way possible is "part of who I am."
Providing futures through education
11/11/16
The American Indian College Fund assists Native Americans with scholarships and programs to promote student success.
Shedding light on poor Native health
4/29/16
A talk by UB nursing researcher Margaret Moss will explore why the health of Native populations remains a mystery.
‘Native Voices’ shares healing traditions
2/5/16
The UB Libraries is among a handful of sites to premier an exhibition that shares Native views on health and illness.
Focus on Native American health
10/22/15
UB faculty member Margaret Moss has published the nation’s first nursing textbook tailored to perhaps the least understood minority population in the U.S.
Testifying before congress
3/26/15
UB faculty member James Jarvis testified before a congressional subcommittee about the need to support critical health programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native children.
Indian Health Service and UB Sign Collaborative Agreement
7/29/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the University at Buffalo have agreed to work together to improve the health of Native Americans in New York State and Southern Ontario.