Past Events Complete List of Events 2025-2026 Copy link Student Resource Share A virtual event where UIC students come together to exchange the tools, tips, and resources that have made a real difference in their academic journeys. Afro-Indigenous Histories and Identity A virtual event that centered Afro-Indigenous histories and identities across time and place. This gathering explored the intersections of Black and Indigenous experiences, culture, and community resilience beyond imposed borders. 2021-22 Copy link Native Healthcare: Past, Present, and Future A panel discussion about how healthcare has changed for Native people since the pandemic and what the future of healthcare may look like. A collaboration of the Indigenous Graduate student association and the Urban Health Program at UIC. Aloha from Hawai’i Dr. Leslyn Hanakahi is of Native Hawaiian ancestry and was born and raised on the island O’ahu. She’s an Associate Professor at the UIC College of Pharmacy and will tell her story of what it’s like as a Pacific Islander in STEM Research and Higher Ed 6th Annual CAICC Urban Native Education Conference The keynote address by Dr. Marty Matlock on " We Are All Urban Now How Native Chicago Can Help Protect Earth" Celebrating Afroindigenous Relatives A conversation about the history of afro-indigenous people in the U.S. and current ways to support afronative people. Inawemaagan - Relatives across the waters A discussion about being both Asian American and Native American. The panel will discuss work, experiences growing up, and how they negotiate their Asian American and Native American relations. 2019-20 Copy link Alternative Spring Break 2019 During Spring Break 2019, students visited the Oneida Tribal Nation of Wisconsin Native American Students Get Together 2019 Every year, Native College students from across the city get together to connect and build collaborations Indigenous Peoples Day Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on the UIC Campus Connect and Create NASP partners with the Commuter Center to provide cultural workshops for students Indigenous Lecture and Writing Series In partnership with Northwestern University and UIC's Learning Sciences, leaders gather for a writing and lecture series Native American Month Annual Powwow For over 35 years, UIC hosts a powwow to share Native American culture to the students
