NAS Achievements

Kerri J. Malloy

Native American Studies

Kerri J. Malloy, Lecturer in Native American Studies, presented his paper “From Intangible to Tangible: Touching the Legacy of Genocide Prevention” at the 5th International Conference on Genocide (November 1-3) at California State University, Sacramento.

Kerri J. Malloy

Native American Studies

Kerri J. Malloy, (CAHSS Student Learning Coordinator/Native American Studies) was appointed to the leadership team of the California Learning Communities Consortium at their LCP Coordinators’ and Leaders’ Meeting at the University of La Verne in La Verne, California on October 19, 2018. The California Learning Communities Consortium (CLCC) is the collaborative project of California 2 and 4-year colleges committed to improving the quality of student education through collaborative learning.

Kerri J. Malloy

Native American Studies

Kerri J. Malloy, Lecturer in Native American Studies presented his paper “Marshall, Whitman and Baum: Selections from the American Terminal Narrative” at the "Words that Kill" conference organized by the George and Irina Schaeffer Center for Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention at the American University of Paris (May 28-30) in Paris, France.

Kerri J. Malloy

Native American Studies

Kerri J. Malloy, Lecturer in Native American Studies, presented his paper “Dividing and Affixing Identity: Public Law 100-580 The Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act” as part of the Law in Native North America Panel at the American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting (October 26-29, 2017) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Camaray Davalos

Native American Studies

Camaray Davalos, a major in Native American Studies, has had her article "Rising Up with Fists" published in the current issue of News from Native California.

Kerri J. Malloy

Native American Studies

Kerri J. Malloy, Lecturer in Native American Studies, presented his paper “Candle Light: Memorialization in Absence of a Memorial”” as part of the Performance and Activism Working Group at the Large-Scale Violence and Its Aftermath Summer Institute (June 25-29, 2017) at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. The Institute’s purpose was twofold: to clarify the anemic performance by state actors in managing atrocity and large-scale violence and restoring confidence in social stability and security; and to consider non-state, civil-society alternatives that, in the aggregate, could move progressively forward toward securing, if not transforming, successor societies.

Kerri J. Malloy

Native American Studies

Kerri J. Malloy, Lecturer in Native American Studies, presented his paper Tuluwat: From Apology to Support at the Emerging Expertise: Holding Accountability Accountable conference (April 6-9, 2017) at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. The conference brought together a diverse array of early career scholars, lawyers, policymakers, and NGO Staff to work on issues germane to the aftermath of mass violence to generate novel ideas about past cases and contemporary ones. Participants explored “accountability” as a theoretical concept, methodological concern, moral principle, legal demand, and a form of ethical engagement.

Cutcha Risling Baldy

Native American Studies

Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy published two articles.

"We Fight for the Land, The Earth, Everything: From Bears Ears to the High Country of California" was published in an edited collection "Edge of Morning: Native Voices Speak for Bears Ears." A copy of this book was sent to members of Congress to support making Bears Ears a national monument.

"Water Is Life: The Flower Dance Ceremony" was published in the 30th Anniversary Edition of News From Native California Magazine. This article explores the connection between Native women and water.

Both articles can be found on Dr. Risling Baldy's website: http://www.cutcharislingbaldy.com/publications.html

Kayla Begay

Native American Studies

HSU Native American Studies Asst. Professor Kayla Begay is set to present at the Conference on Endangered Native American Languages at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA, October 13-15. Begay presented "Teaching Wailaki: Archives, Interpretation, and Collaboration" along with Justin D. Spence and Cheryl Tuttle, Round Valley High School. More information is available at https://amphilsoc.org/conference/translatingconference.

Cynthia Boshell

Native American Studies

Cynthia Boshell (Lecturer, Native American Studies; HSU Class of 2011) has accepted an invitation to present her recently published paper during the October 2016 World Indigenous Law Conference.

"The Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Doctrine of Discovery: Medieval Christian theology at the heart of modern international policy" is part of the Red Paper series published by Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples.

The Law Conference is an important worldwide event for Indigenous lawyers, academics, thought leaders and those interested in the particular legal issues affecting Indigenous Peoples. Conference website: http://7genfund.org/2016-world-indigenous-law-conference