Description

Wicazo Sa Review (translated from Lakota to Red Pencil Review) is one of the oldest peer-reviewed interdisciplinary Native American Studies journals devoted to the mission of assisting Indigenous peoples of the Americas in taking possession of their own intellectual and creative pursuits. Founded in 1985, the journal was created by Native American Studies scholars Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Dr. Beatrice Medicine, Roger Buffalohead, and Dr. William Willard, originally housed at Eastern Washington University, and intended to be a scholarly journal dedicated to research and literary criticism reflective of the academic disciple of Native American studies.   The journal is currently housed at the University of New Mexico and the current editor is Dr. Lloyd L. Lee. He recently took the journal over from Arizona State University, whose editor was James Riding In. This grant is intended to support the journal’s transition and expansion of journal offerings to increase reach and submissions. Grant will support a graduate student assistant who will continue their lecture series, inviting scholars to present a Wicazo Sa Review published article on campus (with a hybrid presentation offering). The editors will also conduct writing and publishing workshops open to scholars, students, and community members with an emphasis on how to write and publish in the journal. Finally, they will create a journal reading group to meet once a month to discuss draft articles in hopes that participants will submit articles for publication. Investing in the journal at UNM also will have lasting effects on creating a strong environment for current and future graduate students who go through their program. 
This grant supports program goal 1b: To ensure that knowledge makers and keepers have access to and are supported by a robust infrastructure of organizations, programs, projects, and resources .