About Center CIRCL

The purpose of the new Provostial Center for Collaborative Indigenous Research with Communities and Lands (Center CIRCL) is to grow the practice, theory, and reach of Indigenous studies and Indigenous research at New York University. Recognizing that research can have an important role in Indigenous communities’ efforts towards justice and creating the futures they desire, Center CIRCL is dedicated to supporting communities to address their research needs. Center CIRCL is a hub for both Indigenous study and Indigenous Studies. It is designed to support the proliferation of scholarship by Indigenous students, staff, faculty, artists, youth and community researchers at NYU. It is an intellectual homebase for all scholars who engage in Indigenous studies and seek to work alongside Indigenous communities to meet their research needs. 

The goals of Center CIRCL are to provide forums for collaboration for Indigenous Studies scholars across campuses and to provide support for collaborations with Indigenous communities. We will know we have met these goals when NYU is well-known for collaborations with Indigenous communities (in the region, across North America, and in its global programs) and when NYU is considered a destination university for Indigenous peoples around the world, especially the children of our collaborators.