As a part of the School of Gender, Race, and Nations, INST advances the dynamic interdisciplinary studies examining historically underserved populations and their contributions. PSU is the only college in the state of Oregon to offer a major in Indigenous Nations and Native American studies. The program focuses on Tribal race theory, decolonizing methodologies, traditional and cultural ecological knowledge, and contemporary themes, such as community health, food sovereignty, Indigenous land/resource management, community development, resilience, and self-determination.
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Submissions from 2023

American Rex, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Velroy and the Madischie Mafia, Theodore C. van Alst Jr.

Submissions from 2022

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Episode 211: Indigenous Futurisms, Grace L. Dillon, Eric Molinksy, Danis Goulet, Stephen Graham Jones, and Virgil Ortiz

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Native Leaders Round Table, Institute for Tribal Government, Portland State University; Global Diversity & Inclusion, Portland State University; Serina Fast Horse; and Direlle Calica

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On Native Horror and the Terrors of Settler Colonialism, Kali Simmons

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The Savage Screen: Vengeful Indigeneity in the Modern American Horror Film, Kali Simmons

Submissions from 2021

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Why Intersectionality in Fiction Matters, Grace L. Dillon

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Go and Heal Our Kinship System, Grace L. Dillon, Selma Dabbagh, Bryce Detroit, Lisa Jackson, and Hina Baloch

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Indigenous Futurism, Grace L. Dillon, Jesse Dillon, and Priscilla Cohen

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Taking the Fiction Out of Science Fiction: A Conversation about Indigenous Futurisms, Grace L. Dillon and Pedro Neves Marques

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Taking the Fiction Out of Science Fiction: an Interview About Indigenous Futurisms, Grace L. Dillon and Pedro Neves Marques

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Collaborating With Indigenous Community to Restore Our Landscapes, Serina Fast Horse and Allison Rose

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Collaborating for Impact in the Environment, Kelly E. Gleason, Sylas Daughtrey, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, and Kim Strassburg

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Imagining a More Just Future, Walidah Imarisha, Grace L. Dillon, and Kai Hang Cheang

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Transforming STEM at PSU, Todd Rosenstiel, Derek McDonald, Erin Shortlidge, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, and Joyce Pieretti

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Think Out Loud: As Land Acknowledgments Become More Common, Indigenous People Grapple With Next Steps, Julie Sabatier, Dave Miller, Luhui Whitebear, and Rachel Black Elk

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‘The Environment is Us’: Settler Cartographies of Indigeneity and Blackness in Prophecy (1979), Kali Simmons

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Portland in Conversation: The Infrastructure of the Public City: Land, Judy Skelton, Gabe Sheoships, and Athena Shepherd

Submissions from 2020

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Reset PSU, Todd Rosenstiel; Ame Lambert; Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.; Angela Canton; and Vicki Reitenauer

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Inequities and Opportunities, Todd N. Rosenstiel; Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.; Idowu Ajibade; Alexander Sager; and Jose Coll

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Book Review of, The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.

Submissions from 2019

Restorative Education, Reconciliation, and Healing: Indigenous Perspectives on Decolonizing Leadership Education, Terry L. Cross, Cornel Pewewardy, and Adrian T. Smith

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From Growing Medicine to Space Rockets: What is Indigenous Futurism?, Grace L. Dillon and Kyle Muzyka

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Reorientations; or, An Indigenous Feminist Reflection on the Anthropocene, Kali Simmons

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Occasionally, He’s a Somniaticidal Maniac: Stephen Graham Jones Reclaims Home and History, Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.

Submissions from 2018

Afternoon Keynote Address: Reclaiming the Urban Forest for Food, Medicine and Ceremony: An Overview of Indigenous Cultural Collaborative Projects in the Portland Metro Area, Judy BlueHorse Skelton

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"Diversity," Anti-Racism, and Decolonizing Service Learning in the Capstone Experience, W. Tracy Dillon, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, and Vicki Reitenauer

Learning Gardens for All: Diversity and Inclusion, Marna Hauk, Dilafruz Williams, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, Sybil Schantz Kelley, Susan Gerofsky, and Claire Lagerwey

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Revisiting 'Sacred Smokes' With Ted Van Alst On Thursday's Access Utah, Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.

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Sacred Smokes, Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.

Submissions from 2017

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Red Pens, White Paper: Wider Implications of Coulthard’s Call to Sovereignty, Brian Burkhart; David J. Carlson; Billy Stratton; Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.; and Carol Edelman Warrior

Submissions from 2016

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Bahweting: Gathering Indigenous Futurisms, Grace L. Dillon

Introduction: Indigenous Futurisms, Bimaashi Biidaas Mose, Flying and Walking towards You, Grace L. Dillon

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Book Review of, Paul R. McKenzie-Jones. ClydeWarrior: Tradition, Community and Red Power, Cornel Pewewardy

Submissions from 2015

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The Faster Redder Road The Best UnAmerican Stories of Stephen Graham Jones, Stephen Graham Jones and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.

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Dangerous Spirits: the Windigo in Myth and History, Shawn Smallman and Grace L. Dillon

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Ridiculous Flix: Buckskin, Boycotts, and Busted Hollywood Narratives, Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.

Submissions from 2014

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Cornel Pewewardy: Fearless Advocate, Cornel Pewewardy

Submissions from 2013

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Expectations and Preferences for Counseling and Psychotherapy in Native Americans, Mark Beitel; AhKeyah Andrada Allahjah; Christopher Cutter; Ned Blackhawk; Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.; and Declan T. Barry

Submissions from 2012

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Walking the Clouds An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction, Grace L. Dillon

Submissions from 2011

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Interview with Judy Bluehorse-Skelton, Portland State U., 2011 (audio), Judy BlueHorse Skelton

Submissions from 2007

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Indigenous Scientific Literacies in Nalo Hopkinson’s Ceremonial Worlds, Grace L. Dillon

Submissions from 2005

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"Varying Realities of the Human Experience": University Studies Program at Portland State University, Charles Ryan Brown, Grace L. Dillon, Celine Fitzmaurice, Greg Jacob, Yves P. Labissiere, Antonia Levi, Cherry Muhanji, Candyce Reynolds, and Jack C. Straton

Submissions from 2003

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Hive of Dreams: Contemporary Science Fiction from the Pacific Northwest, Grace L. Dillon