Commission for Indigenous Peoples
Call us at: 928-523-0385 CIP Contact Form
Contact information Apply to NAU

Next Meeting

January 09, 2025, from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Lactation Spaces

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Questions, Comments, Concerns? Email us.

Email:
ASK.CIP​@nau.edu

Contact Faculty Co-Chair Ora Marek-Martinez

Email:
Ora.Marek-Martinez​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-8532

Contact Staff Co-Chair Sheena Hale

Email:
Sheena.Hale​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-8380

Contact the Graduate Assistants

Email:
IEAA​@nau.edu

Events

For a listing of all upcoming diversity events, please visit the events page.

Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures (CNAIF)

Announcement

Nominations for the 2025 CIP Cal Seciwa Awards are now open!

Welcome

The Commission for Indigenous Peoples’ purpose is to consider, evaluate and analyze all matters pertaining to Native Americans at Northern Arizona University, including establishing goals and priorities, engaging Native American faculty/staff/students, disseminating and sharing information, and most importantly, advising the President on these matters.

The land that NAU resides upon has been the home and heart of Indigenous people for many generations. Indigenous perseverance and resilience are a big part of NAU’s history, and as one of the Commission for Indigenous Peoples’ co-chairs, I am dedicated to continuing our legacy of a strong and supportive NAU Indigenous community. As we thrive and succeed in the world of higher education, CIP also ensures that we are honoring our ancestors and creating opportunities for our future generations. – Sheena Hale (Co-chair)
The resiliency and strength of Indigenous Peoples throughout time is inspiring, and as an Indigenous person, I use this to focus my own efforts at NAU, and I uphold my sacred responsibility to make things better than what was encountered and to nurture and support future generations. It is my hope that, as a Co-Chair of the Commission for Indigenous Peoples, we can contribute to making systemic and structural changes that support the growth and success of Native American and Indigenous Peoples at NAU. – Ora Marek-Martinez (Co-Chair)

Commission for Indigenous Peoples Meetings

CIP meetings will occur monthly on the second Thursday unless otherwise specified on the website.

Spring 2025 Semester Schedule:

January 09, 2025

February 13, 2025

March 20, 2025

April 10, 2025

For now, CIP meetings will continue to be hybrid via Zoom and in the Pattea conference room in the Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures (CNAIF) (bldg 14).

Zoom Link 
Meeting ID: 882 0661 4269
Password: 275324