The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) was established in 2017 and is situated in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. CNAIR is Northwestern University’s primary institutional space dedicated to advancing scholarship, teaching, learning, and artistic or cultural practices related to Native American and Indigenous communities, priorities, histories, and lifeways. Click learn more to learn about our history, mission, & vision.

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Events

Oct

2026

CNAIR Indigenous Methods Lab on Jobs and Grants

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Evanston

The Indigenous Methods Lab period is a bi-weekly interdisciplinary group where participants can share their ongoing work and find a com...

Oct

2026

Fall Quarter Keynote Lecture - Mark Minch-de Leon

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston

We are pleased to share that past NAIS book club selection author and scholar, Mark Minch de Leon, associate professor of film & media,...

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