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Our Mission

Since its founding in 1991, the Indigenous Research Center of the Americas (IRCA) has served as a forum for sharing knowledge and reflections on indigenous cultures and the inherent decolonial struggles for higher levels of autonomy, sovereignty, and self-determination in Native nations across the hemisphere. Read More

Our Vision

In addition to the creation and circulation of new and existing tools, IRCA affiliates will assist in widening the network to include a greater range of native and non-native scholars, activists, artists, students, and others in partnerships allied with the IRCA mission. Read More

Re-Activating Insurgent Learning

RE-ACTIVATING INSURGENT LEARNING: interculturality, indigenous autonomy, & grassroots globalization Date: February 22 Time: 12 noon Location: 126 Voorhies Hall UCD A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH: Gustavo Esteva, universidad de la tierra OAXACA Manolo Callahan, chicana/o studies UCSB marisol de la cadena, anthropology UCD FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SPONSORED BY: DHI & Estudios Culturales en las Américas Research Cluster Re-activating Insurgent Learning Flyer

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Owners of the Water: Conflict and Collaboration over Rivers

In celebration of the Native American Studies Department 40th anniversary at UC Davis, Laura R. Graham screened her collaborative documentary film “Owners of the Water: Conflict and Collaboration over Rivers.” The film is available for purchase at Documentary Educational Resources. You can preview the documentary at YouTube. English:

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Fundador del IRCA recibe distinguida medalla

El Dr. Stefano Varese, fundador del IRCA y Profesor Emérito de UC-Davis, fue galardonado con la Medalla Haydee Santamaría por el Consejo de Estado de la República de Cuba en reconocimiento a sus contribuciones intelectuales a las Américas.   Vea la historia completa aquí: http://laventana.casa.cult.cu/noticias/2017/05/04/reciben-intelectuales-peruanos-medalla-haydee-santamaria/ English

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IRCA founder receives distinguished medal

Dr. Stefano Varese, founder of IRCA and UC-Davis Professor Emeritus, was awarded the Haydee Santamaría Medal by the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba in recognition of his intellectual contributions to the Americas. See the full story here: http://laventana.casa.cult.cu/noticias/2017/05/04/reciben-intelectuales-peruanos-medalla-haydee-santamaria/ Español

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Dr. Varese to speak at international conference

Date: Monday, May 28, 2018 Language Undefined IRCA founder and Associate Director, Professor Emeritus Stefano Varese, will be speaking at the international conference with comparative analysis of the Indigenous Palestinian People and the Andean-Amazonian Indigenous peoples in his talk “El Estado oligárquico y las naciones indígenas en el Perú neo-liberal.” Programma-Congresso-REV

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Standing Rock Teach-in

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Language English Open community event in the UC Davis Art Annex, everyone is welcome. Please share widely. Refreshments will be served and the teach-in will include: Welcome Reports, updates, photos from the folks returning from Standing Rock Q&A, updates Discussion of what the Davis / UC Davis community can do […]

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Pollinating Ríos Vivos y Mesoamérica Resiste

Date: Sunday, November 15, 2015 Language English Please join us for two multi-media events with the Beehive Collective on Tuesday, November 17 in Hart Hall 3201 from 10 am-12 pm and 1-3 pm. The Beehive Collective is an all-volunteer collective that tells complex global stories through collaborative, anti-copyrighted images created with affected communities.  All of their work is licensed under […]

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Director of IRCA awarded Mellon New Directions Fellowship

Dr. Liza Grandia is one of 13 national winners of the 2017-18 Mellon New Directions Fellowship for her proposed interdisciplinary research on “Toxic Trespass”  [download here] Read the news announcement from UC Davis, and interview with the Director of IRCA, Dr. Grandia.

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May 19-21, 2011-Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference

Language Undefined This year the UC Davis Department of Native American Studies will host the official meeting of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA). The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, California. For more information go to http://naisa.nas.ucdavis.edu/

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Workshop/Conference “All our Relatives: Indigenous Peoples Epistemologies in Dialogue”

Language Undefined UC Davis Campus: June 2 and 3, 2010 IRCA, NAS, the Collège de France (chaire d’Anthropologie de la nature), and the Laboratoire d’Anthropologie sociale (Paris) are convening a two-day workshop/conference on Indigenous Peoples Epistemologies in Dialogue as part of a research project sponsored by the France-Berkeley Funds. The purpose of the workshops is […]

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