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May 19-21, Thursday-Saturday — The UC Davis Department of Native American Studies hosts the third annual meeting of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association at the Hyatt Regency, Sacramento.

Research on a variety of subjects in Native American studies will be presented at the conference, including “Mapping the UC Davis Anthropology Museum’s Inventory List: A GIS Approach to Repatriation,” which addresses the use of geographic information systems to further cultural resource protection; and “Just Another Hoop to Jump Through? Using Environmental Laws and Processes for Indigenous Rights.” The latter paper is part of a two-panel series on Friday afternoon entitled “Indigenous Studies Speaks to Environmental Policy.”

On Friday evening, the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association will hold a reception at The ������Ƶ Museum’s Indian history recently installed exhibition, “������Ƶ Indians: Making a Difference,” under project manager Christiaan Klieger, . Registered attendees will be able to view this exhibit and all exhibits at the museum.

The reception will also feature poetry readings by distinguished ������Ƶ Indian poets including Janice Gould (Maidu/Konkow poet and scholar), who will be presenting a new book of poetry, “Doubters and Dreamers” (Sun Tracks, University of Arizona Press).

The program for the conference, which is open to the public (registration required), is at .

NAISA is a professional international organization dedicated to supporting scholars and others who work in the academic field of Native American and indigenous studies.