AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES Stephen Brown Brandman University, Ontario, Canada Panel 1 Global Trends in African and African American Education Moderator Theodore Ransaw, University of Nevada Las Vegas “The Value of a Good Education: African American THURSDAY Catholic Schools in San Antonio, Texas from 1888 to 8:00-9:30 am 1965” Amber Anderson, St. Mary's University Mt. Oxford “A Rhetorical Analysis of the Evolution of Hip-Hop Curriculums at Post-Secondary Institutions” Arnold Bell, College of Southern Nevada Panel 2 The African American Landscape Moderator Stephen Brown, Brandman University “Caste vs. Minority: The Anatomy and Stakes of an THURSDAY Interwar Social-Scientific Dispute” David A. Varel, University of Colorado at Boulder 4:30-6:00 pm “Employment and the African American Public: A 21st Mt. Oxford Century Perspective” Barbara Hewins-Maroney, University of Nebraska at Omaha “Prospects for Black Politics in the Age of Obama” Hermon George, Jr., University of Northern Colorado 1 AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES Panel 3 African-American Studies: Collective Actions of Reform and Violence (CROSS-LISTED WITH AMERICAN STUDIES) Moderator Diana L. Ahmad, Missouri University of Science and Technology “Linked Fate: Collective Action of the American Negro FRIDAY and the Asian Indian in the Early 20th Century” Andrea M. Slater, UCLA 9:45-11:15 am Pike’s Peak “Recreational Re-Creating: A Cultural Critique of the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides” Esther Kim, University of Utah Panel 4 Race, Sexuality and Dating (CROSS-LISTED WITH WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES AND SOCIOLOGY) Moderator/ Deon Cobasky, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Discussant “Heteronormativity and Patriarchy; A Study on FRIDAY Spelman Students Attitudes towards Interracial 1:00-2:30 pm Dating” LaToya Council, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Blanca Peak “Reducing the Impact of the ‘inequalities of love’ experienced by African American College Educated Women” Lynda Dickson, University of Colorado Colorado Springs “Primary Factors in the Use and Non-Use of Birth Control” Lauren LeeAnn Beegle, University of Colorado at Boulder “The new social media and suppressed sex: An analysis with special reference to Facebook” Indu V. Menon, Kannur University Panel 5 African and African Americans Influence on the Media Moderator Stephen Brown, Brandman University “From Victim to Villan: The Trayvon Martin Story” SATURDAY Sandra L. Combs, Arkansas State University 8:00-9:30 am “Perception of African American Women on Reality Blanca Peak Television” Nekekia Martin, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro. Monique Ball, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro Brittany Reese, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro 2 AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES Panel 6 K-12 Roundtable Moderator Barbara Hewins-Maroney, University of Nebraska at Omaha “Sixty Years of Hope and Resistance: A Roundtable SATURDAY Discussion of the Impact and Legacies of the Brown 1:00-2:30 pm Decision” Travis D. Boyce. University of Northern Colorado. Trisha Blanca Peak Glover, University of Northern Colorado. Robin Keen, University of Northern Colorado Panel 7 History and evolution the African American community Moderator Theodore Ransaw, University of Nevada Las Vegas “Dearfield: Remnants of a Dream” SATURDAY George Junne, University of Northern Colorado 2:45-4:15 pm Bob Brunswig, University of Northern Colorado Charles Nuckolls, University of Northern Colorado Blanca Peak Jay Trask, University of Northern Colorado “Dearfield, Colorado—The Dream and the Reality” George Junne, University of Northern Colorado. Robert Brunswig, University of Northern Colorado. Jay Trask, University of Northern Colorado. Kristina Waller,Texas A&M University 3 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES Leo Killsback Arizona State University Cheryl Bennett Arizona State University Panel 1 Land, Natural Resources and American Indian Cultural Practices and Values Moderator Cheryl Bennett, Arizona State University “We did it ourselves': Self-Determination and THURSDAY Environmental Justice in the Native Village of Barrow” 8:00-9:30 am Dr. Karen Jarratt-Snider, Northern Arizona University Maroon Peak “Not in Our Lands: A Comparative Case Study of Canadian Indigenous Resistance Strategies to Natural Resource Development in British Colombia and the Arctic” Timothy Casey, Colorado Mesa University “The Canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha” Dr. Rebecca Hernandez Rosser, University of California Los Angeles Panel 2 Roundtable Discussion: Rules for ‘Civilizing’ American Indians and their Reverberations into the Modern Era Moderator Dr. Leo Killsback, Arizona State University THURSDAY Discussants: 9:45-11:15 am Suzan Shown Harjo, The Morning Star Institute Maroon Peak Dr. James Riding In, Arizona State University Dr. Leo Killsback, Arizona State University 4 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES Panel 3 Tribal Sovereignty and Intergovernmental Relationships Moderator Dr. Karen Jarratt-Snider, Northern Arizona University “The Menominee Restoration Act of 1973: A 40 Year THURSDAY Restrospective” 1:00-2:30 pm Nicolas Peroff, University of Missouri-Kansas City Maroon Peak “State-Tribal Relations: Challenges and Opportunities of Intergovernmental Partnerships in Arizona and New Mexico” Dr. Michelle Hale, Arizona State University “Native Nation/State Relationships: North Carolina’s Adaptation of the National Indian Child Welfare Act” Danielle Hiraldo, University of Arizona Panel 4 American Indian Studies Paradigm and Research Moderator Dr. James Riding In, Arizona State University “Oral Histories and the American Indian Studies THURSDAY Paradigm” 2:45-4:15 pm Naomi Tom, Arizona State University Maroon Peak “Contextualizing the American Indian Studies Paradigm Through Scholarship at ASU” Laura Medina, Arizona State University “The American Indian Studies Paradigm: Integration into High School Curriculum” Justin Hongeva, Arizona State University Panel 5 Education and Development in Lakota Country Moderator Dr. Stephen Sachs, IUPUI “History of Uranium Activities in Lakota Territory” THURSDAY Lilias Jones Jarding, Oglala Lakota College 4:30-6:00 pm Maroon Peak “Leveraging Native American Workforce in the Dakota Territories” Ahmed Al-Asfour, Oglala Lakota College 5 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES THURSDAY 6:15-7:15 pm American Indian Studies Section Business Meeting Maroon Peak Panel 6 Dine´ Decolonization and Indigenous Knowledge Recovery Moderator Dr. Leo Killsback, Arizona State University FRIDAY “Language Recovery and Healing Trauma” Eric Hardy, Arizona State University 8:00-9:30 am Mt. Elbert A “Decolonizing Navajo Education Intersection of Assimilation and Contemporary Navajo Education” Waquin Preston, Arizona State University “Second Generation Navajo Relocatees: Inheriting Intergenerational Losses” Aresta Tsosie-LaRusso, University of Arizona Panel 7 Roundtable Discussion: The Metaphysics of Vine’s Metaphysics of Modern Existence, 1979 to 2012 Moderator Dr. Thomas J. Hoffman, St. Mary’s University FRIDAY Discussants: 9:45-11:15 am Steve Pavlik, Northwest Indian College Mt. Elbert A Dr. Daniel Wildcat, Haskell Indian Nation University Dr. David Wilkins, University of Minnesota 6 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES Panel 8 American Indian History and Indigenous Perspectives Moderator Dr. David Martinez, Arizona State University “Blinded by Science! Vine Deloria Jr’s Critique of FRIDAY Archaeology” 1:00-2:30 pm Dr. David Martinez, Arizona State University Mt. Elbert A “Examples of Multicultural Native American History” Dr. William Haas Moore “Honoring the Circle: The Impact of American Indian Tradition on Western Political thought and Society” Dr. Stephen Sachs, IUPUI Panel 9 Criminal Justice in Indian Country Co-Moderator Professor Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh, University of Arizona Co-Moderator Dr. Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox, University of Arizona “Responding to Hate Crimes and Racism in FRIDAY Farmington, New Mexico” 2:45-4:15 pm Cheryl Bennett, Arizona State University Mt. Elbert A “Tribal Youth Programs: An Exploratory Analysis” Megan Biederwolf, University of Arizona “Indian Law in the New Millennium: The Impact of Politics on Tribal Sovereignty and the Development and Implementation of Anti-Stalking Codes” Anne Luna Gordinier, Howard University “Criminogenic Risks of Sexting and Instantaneous Communication: Impacts on American Indians” Melissa J. Spelchen, University of North Dakota 7 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES Panel 10 Topics in Indian Country Moderator William Haas Moore “American Indians in Museums: An emphasis on FRIDAY Conservation” 4:30-6:00 pm Martina Dawley, University of Arizona Mt. Elbert A “How Corporate America Helped to Create The American Indian Movement” Robert Bell, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire “Fighting for a Chance: An Educational Perspective on Government Funding for the Wolf Creek Elementary School” Kristina Malec, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Panel 11 American Indian Law and Policy Moderator Cheryl Bennett, Arizona State University “How the Georgia State Government Forced the Issue SATURDAY of Cherokee Removal in the Early Nineteenth Century” 8:00-9:30 am Frankie Stiles, St. Mary’s University Maroon Peak “Dawes Commission Social Network Analysis: Governmental Organization or Organized Crime Syndicate” Gina Stuart Richard, University of Arizona “The Opiate of Indigenous Peoples: State Services and Power Dynamics via Indian Health Services” Crystal Luce, Western Colorado AIDS Project “The Eagle Feather and the White Guy: Perceptions and Representations of the Eagle Feather” Kurt Siedschlaw,