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The 6th Crossroads Conference will be held at the University of Georgia on February 20–21, 2026. Graduate students are invited to submit abstracts for this interdisciplinary conference in the Humanities and Social Sciences by November 10, 2025.

Federal recognition for several tribes, trust land status, boarding school history, and healthcare are all coming up in Congress. Read the article below to stay informed about the legislative updates relevant to EBCI citizens.

Read this opinion piece from Native News Online about the importance of remembering America's history, even if it is tragic. "The history isn’t pretty, but it is factual. It is not simply Native American history — it is American history," Levi Rickert.

This Cherokee One Feather article provides an overview of recent federal legislative updates that are relevant to citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).

We are pleased to announce that INAS is hosting Dr. Melody Xiaofang Sun as a Visiting Research Scholar for Academic Year 2025-2026. Dr. Sun will be collaborating with INAS faculty to advance her research in Native American Studies and Native American literature.