Umyuangvigkaq: Yaanga Readings and Resources

Umyuangvigkaq means “a place to gather ideas,” and on May 6, 2018 we are gathering in Yaanga (Downtown Los Angeles) to stitch together a quilt of conversation and fabrics, ideas and community. As the round-table discussion unfolds, we will explore critical topics at the intersections of contemporary Indigenous and American cultures.

In an effort to share learning and knowledge, we invite you to dive into these readings, and to make use of these resources that our council of provocateurs recommend.

READINGS
• Jolene Rickard, Visualizing Sovereignty
• Eve Tuck, Decolonization is Not a Metaphor
• Project Muse on Gesturing Indigenous Futurities Through the Remix
• Karyn Recollet, Glyphing decolonial love through urban flash mobbing and Walking with our Sisters
• Ashon Crawley, Otherwise Movements

RESOURCES
UCLA Mapping Indigenous LA
A source for multiple layers of Indigenous Los Angeles, offering digital storytelling and oral history with community leaders, youth and elders from indigenous communities throughout the city.

RELATED EVENTS
April 27 – May 6, 2018
Indigenous Choreographers at Riverside
at University of California Riverside

May 10, 2018
UC Regents Lecture: Jack Gray
at University of California Los Angeles

May 17–19, 2018
The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Annual Conference
in Downtown Los Angeles

 

For Registration and Information on Umyuangvigkaq: Yaanga, visit the event page.