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 The School of Art + Design, the Sequoyah National Research Center, and the School of Literary and Performing Arts invites you to join us for a special evening of American music.  The evening will begin with a pre-concert lecture “What is a Chickasaw Classical Composer?” by Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate at 6:45pm. This will … A Celebration of Music – September 19

The Sequoyah National Research Center is hosting the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma on campus Saturday, June 1, 10am – 3pm. The event will be a citizenship registration and photo ID opportunity for Cherokee citizens. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. will be in attendance as well as other Cherokee officials. The event will take place in … SNRC to host the Cherokee Nation on June 1

Join us Thursday, March 28 at 12pm for a lecture with SNRC Director Dr. Daniel Littlefield in the Dickinson Hall Auditorium. He will explore themes and contemporary Native issues in Tommy Orange’s There There, the Central Arkansas Library System’s Big Read. This Pulitzer Prize-finalist novel gives voice to twelve contemporary Native voices that depict the … Big Read Lecture to be held March 28

The Sequoyah National Research Center (SNRC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) seeks two tribally-affiliated students to work a minimum of 25 hours per week in the Center doing basic archival and research work under the direction of Center staff. SNRC houses the papers and special collections of tribal individuals … Applications open for Summer Internship 2024

Beginning Friday, March 1, 2024, the Sequoyah National Research Center will host a new exhibit celebrating the last 55 years of Native American literature. “The Dawning of Contemporary Native American Literature: Momaday & More” explores the development of this genre of literature beginning with the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel House Made of Dawn by Kiowa author … New Exhibit to Open March 1, 2024

  Please join us as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 6pm in Fine Arts, Room 157 (next door to SNRC). The screening will be followed by a short Q&A with SNRC Director Dr. Littlefield and Assistant Director Erin Fehr. THE AMERICAN BUFFALO is the biography of an improbable, … Ken Burns’ The American Buffalo Screening

The Sequoyah National Research Center (SNRC) seeks two tribally-affiliated students to work a minimum of 25 hours per week in the Center doing basic archival and research work under the direction of Center staff. The SNRC at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock houses the papers and special collections of tribal individuals and organizations … Call for 2023 Summer Interns

  Please join us Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 6:30p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall for the film screening of More Than a Medal. The film explores the work of the Valor Medals Review Task Force at the George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War. The 25-minute documentary, More … More Than a Medal Film Screening

The Sequoyah National Research Center (SNRC) of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock finished relocating from University Plaza to the Fine Arts building on the UA Little Rock campus on June 1, 2022, after an 18-month process. SNRC was housed in University Plaza, Suite 500, since 2008 when SNRC moved out of Ottenheimer Library. … SNRC Relocates to Fine Arts Building

The Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is pleased to announce the completion of the Journey of Survival: Indian Removal Through Arkansas project. This research project was funded by a grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council and includes completion of a touchscreen table and companion website. Journey … SNRC Completes Journey of Survival Project