NAISA 2010 Conference, Tucson **MAY 20-22, 2010**

NAISA Website

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Constitution & Bylaws
Adopted April 11, 2008, Institute of Native American Studies, University of Georgia, Athens
Amended May 21, 2009, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, Minneapolis

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FIRST ELECTED COUNCIL 2009-2010

The NAISA Council includes the elected officers (President, President-elect, Secretary, & Treasurer) and six (6) elected Council Members. The Council is responsible for developing the Call for Papers (CFP) for each annual meeting; reading and evaluating all proposals for sessions, papers, and roundtables; developing and planning the program; and conducting discussions regarding future plans that might come from the meeting. Contact members of the NAISA Council if you have questions or concerns.

Officers

President: Robert Warrior (Osage), University of Illinois, U.S.  rwarrior@illinois.edu

President-elect:  Jean O'Brien (White Earth Ojibwe), University of Minnesota, U.S.  obrie002@umn.edu

Secretary:  Maggie Walter (trawlwoolway of pymmerrairrener nation, Tasmania)  University of Tasmania, Australia.  Term expires 2012  margaret.walter@utas.edu.au

Treasurer:  Brendan Hokowhitu (Maori of the Pukenga people)  University of Otago, New Zealand.  Term expires 2012  brendan.hokowhitu@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Council Members
Terms expire in 2012:

• J. Kehaulani Kauanui (Kanaka Maoli/Native Hawaiian) Wesleyan University, U.S.   jkauanui@wesleyan.edu
• Noenoe K. Silva (Kanaka Hawai'i)  University of Hawai'i/Manoa, U.S.   noenoe@hawaii.edu

Terms expire in 2011:

• Chris Andersen (Michif[Metis])  University of Alberta, Canada. cta1@ualberta.ca

• Alice Te Punga Somerville (Te Atiawa)  Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.   alice.tepungasomerville@vuw.ac.nz

Terms expire in 2010:

• Lisa Brooks (Abenaki)  Harvard University, U.S.  Term 2009-2010  lbrooks@fas.harvard.edu
• Robert Innes (Cowessess First Nation & Plains Cree)  University of Saskatchewan, Canada.  Term 2009-2010 rob.innes@usask.ca
  

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   Nominations Committee

  The Nominations Committee is responsible each year for nominating a slate of candidates for each open officer, Council, and Nominations Committee position.  Each member of the Nominations Committee is elected to a three-year term.  The terms are staggered so that two new members are elected each year.  For more information on the NAISA elections process, go to NAISA Nominations Committee.

  Terms expire in 2010:

  • Daniel Heath Justice (University of Toronto, Canada), Chair of the Committee  daniel.justice@utoronto.ca
    
  • Brenda Child (University of Minnesota, U.S.)  child011@umn.edu
    

  Terms expire in 2011:

  • Aileen Moreton-Robinson (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)  a.moreton-robinson@qut.edu.au
  • Victoria Bomberry (University of California/Riverside, U.S.)  victoria.bomberry@ucr.edu
    

  Terms expire in 2012:

  • LeAnne Howe (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.)  lhowe@illinois.edu

  • Chadwick Allen (Ohio State University, U.S.) allen.559@osu.edu