The Society of American Indian Dentists Conference 2009
April 30 – May 3
University of California, UCLA
Interested or thinking about pursuing a career in the dental field?
This conference is for you!
Topics and events include:
- Dentistry in the film industry
- Roundtable discussion
from American Indian in the dental field
- Continuing Education on how to address
the dental fears and anxiety of your patients
- American Indian Banquet
Deadline: Register by April 1, 2009 for a reduced fee.
Note: Attached is a copy
of the program and registration form.
For more information, please contact
Dr. Nancy
Reifel at e-mail
nreifel@dentistry.ucla.edu or
Dr.Ruth Bol at
ruthbol@ucla.edu.
12th Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
May 8-9, 2009
SRB, Multipurpose Room
The annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL)
at the University of California, Santa Barbara is presented by the Native American
Indian Languages study group (NAIL), which has been meeting regularly in Santa Barbara
since 1990 to discuss issues relating to Native American language and culture. The
workshop is a forum for the discussion of theoretical and descriptive linguistic
studies of indigenous languages of the Americas. WAIL is also sponsored by the UCSB
Linguistics Department.
For more information, check out
orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/nailsg/index.html
American Indian Graduation Dinner & Awards
Dinner & Awards Saturday
Saturday, May 30, 2009 5 pm—7 pm
SRB, Multipurpose Room
American Indian Graduation Dinner & Awards is an annual event for the AI community.
This year we will be co-hosting the event with Cal Poly San Luis – Community of
Scholars and UCSB American Indian Scholars program. We will be honoring our K-12
students, undergraduates and graduate students on their extraordinary academic achievements.
Save the Date
Kalpulli Ce Akatl Summer Workshops
July 12-18
Santa Barbara/Goleta, California
Students and community members of all ages are invited to attend the
first annual Kalpulli Ce Akatl summer workshops held July 12-18 at the University
of California, Santa Barbara. The workshops are designed to introduce and enhance
the exploration of science through Mesoamerican cultural activities. Courses will
begin on Monday morning and continue through Friday.
The registration fee to enroll
in the week-long series is $25. (Contact us for scholarship information.) Please
let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in participating in one of
the workshops. The deadline for priority registration is June 15, and the deadline
to register is June 29.
Contact Stephanie Trujillo for more information about the
workshops or to enroll in Kalpulli Ce Akatl. ceakatl@yahoo.com
Sponsored by the
UCSB Chicano Studies Institute, Nepantla Techne Calpulli, the Maya Exploration Center,
and the Department of Computer Science
