Past Awardees
| Fall 2026 | Project Title | Investigator and Collaborators | Affiliations and Organizations | Amount |
Visiting Traditional Clay Sources in Northwest New Mexico: A Proposed Collaboration between Potters & Archaeologists | 1. Hannah Mattson, 2. Clarence Cruz, 3.Nicholas Poister, 4.Todd Scissons, Genevieve Woodhead, and 5. Martha Romero | 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology 2. Associate Professor, Department of Art, UNM 3. Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, UNM 4.Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, UNM 5. Nambé Pueblo (official community partner) | $6,720.00 | |
Language Revitalization Platform | 1. Andrew Gorvetzian, 2. Vernan Ramos | 1. PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, UNM; 2.Executive Secretary, Asociación Afro-Garifuna en Nicaragua (AAGANIC) | $8,000.00 | |
| GRIIT Indigenous Land Histories and Technology: Internships in Archaeological Survey Methods | 1. Clarence Cruz (Ohkay Owingeh) 2. Kevin Madalena 3. Daniel Vallo 4. Chis Toya 5. Fermin Lopez 6. Todd Scissons 7. Jacque Kocer | 1. GRIIT Board Member (Ohkay Owingeh) 2. Jemez geologist 3. Acoma knapper 4. Jemez THPO 5. Pojoaque THPO 6. Former Acoma TPHO and UNM Public Archaeology student 7. GRIIT CEO (mixed Hispanic and Native Ancestry from Picuris Pueblo and an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota) | ||
Reimagining the US/Mexican Border through Multimodal Storytelling | 1. Frances Hayashida 2. Geralyn Yu 3. Heather Kaplan 4. Emmy Tither 5. Rosa Prada Vivas 6. Lenny Ureña Valerio 7. Terry Acevedo and Leo Lundstrom 8. Claudio Perez (teacher from Sandia Prep) | 1. Latin America and Iberian Institute 2. UNM Art Education 3. Univ. of Texas, El Paso 4. Former LAII K-12 coordinator 5. LAII Communications and Outreach Specialist, workshop co-leaders; 6. (LAII); Project ECHO Education; 7. Head Start teachers from Douglas, Arizona; 8. Teacher from Sandia Prep | $5,000.00 | |
Indigenous Pedagogies: A Case Study of a Ute Mountain Ute School | 1. Erika Alvero Koski 2. Catherine Rhodes 3. Dan Porter | 1. UNM Department of Anthropology, Graduate Student 2. Assistant professor and advisor and committee chair, Department of Anthropology, UNM 3. Principal at the Kwiyagat Community Academy | $6,790.00 | |
| Spring 2025 | Project Title | Investigators and Collaborators | Affiliations and Organizations | Amount |
| 2025 Southwest Symposium, Historical Trajectories in Northwest Mexico and the US Southwest | 1. Laurie Webster, 2. Matthew Pailes | 1. Independent Researcher, 2. Associate Professor, Anthropology, University of Oklahoma | $1,000.00 | |
| GRITT Summer 2025 Archaeology Training Program | 1. Jacque Kocer, 2. Thaddeus Liebert | 1. Graduate Student, Anthropology, UNM, 2. Project Director, SWCA | $6,000.00 | |
| Spring 2024 | Project Title | Investigator and Collaborators | Affiliations and Organizations | Amount |
| Oaxacan Art and Politics: The Ungovernable Aesthetics of Colectivo Subterráneos | 1. Toni L. Gentilli, 2. Gustavo Garcia, 3. Natalia Marla Toscano, 4. Irene Vasquez, 5.Pável Acevedo, 6. Colectivo Subterráneos | 1. Curator of Exhibits, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, UNM; 2 & 3. Graduate Students, Chicana/o Studies, UNM; 4. Professor & Chair Chicana/o Studies, and Director, Southwest Hispanic Research Institute, UNM, 5. Mixtepec Press | $10,000.00 | |
| Archaeological Consultations with Indigenous Communities in Southern Belize | 1. Keith Prufer, 2. Beth Dorgay | 1. Professor, Anthropology, UNM, 2. Scientific Director, Ya’axche’ Conservation Trust | $5,284.00 | |
| Establishing a Local Indigenous Advisory Council for the Orang Asli Health and Lifeways Project | 1. Ian Wallace, 2. Colin Nicholas | 1. Assistant Professor, Anthropology, UNM, 2. Founder and Coordinator, Center for Orang Asli Concerns | $10,000.00 | |
| Honoring Tradition and Innovation: 100 Years of Santa Fe's Indian Market 1922-2022 | 1. Cathy Notarnicola, 2. Jamie Schultz, 3. Anna Gallegos | 1. Graduate Student, Anthropology, UNM; 2 Director, Southwestern Association of Indian Arts (SWAIA), 3. Director, Museum of New Mexico Press | $9,000.00 | |
| Fall 2023 | Project Title | Investigator and Collaborators | Affiliations and Organizations | Amount |
| Ancestral Gila Homelands: Indigenous Kinship Ties and Land Ethics—2,000 Years, Before and Beyond | 1. Dr. Michelle Kells | 1. Associate Professor, Chicana & Chicano Studies, UNM & Executive Director, Southwest Environmental Education Cooperative, co-sponsored with Native American Studies, Center for Regional Studies,. Institute of American Indian Research, and . Sustainability Studies, UNM, Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico | $10,000.00 | |
| Passing the Fire”: Diné C.A.R.E. Founding Member Interviews | 1. Cameron Zarrabzadeh, 2. Robyn Jackson | 1. Graduate Student, Anthropology, UNM; 2. Executive Director, Diné C.A.R.E. | $10,000.00 | |
| Women Constructing Other Women: Social Practice, Co-Construction, and Self-Discovery through Creative Works in the Tertulias Peer Support Project with Women Immigrants from Mexico | 1. Janet Page-Reeves, 2. Lidia Regino, 3. Maria Tellez | 1. Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Office for Community Health, Department of Family & Community Medicine; 2. Program Operations Director, Tertulias Research Project, Office for Community Health, UNM, and 3. Tertulias Engagement Director | $10,000.00 | |
| Understanding the Relationship between Learning Diné Bizaad and Holistic Wellbeing of Young Diné learners, their Families and Communities | 1. Tiffany Lee, 2. Melvatha Chee, 3. Wendy Greyeyes | 1. Distinguished Professor, Native American Studies , 2. Assistant Professor Linguistics, UNM; 3. Associate Professor, Native American Studies, UNM | $10,000.00 | |
| Wicazo Sa Review Lecture Series | 1. Lloyd Lee, 2. Madeline Rose Mendoza | 1. Professor, Native American Studies, UNM; 2. Graduate Student, Native American Studies, UNM | $3,000.00 | |
| ALL REZ: A Vernacular Response | 1. Christopher Albert, 2. Rapheal Begay, 3. Matthew Chase-Daniel, 4. Jerry Wellman | 1. Preparator, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, UNM; 2. Independent Artist & Curator, 3. Museum Consultant & Independent Curator, 4. Co-Director, Axle Contemporary | $9,424.00 | |
| Spring 2023 Awards | Project Title | Investigator and Collaborators | Affiliation | Amount |
| Support for Garifuna Language Classes | 1. Andrew Gorvetzian, 2. Vernan Ramos | 1, Graduate Student, Anthropology, UNM; Asociación Afro-Garfiuna de Nicaragua (AAGANIC) | $3,400.00 | |
| Language and Cultural Outreach | 1. Emma Trentman, 2. Heather Sweetser, 3. Glenn Fetzer | 1. Director, Language Learning Center, UNM and 2. Instructor, Arabic, UNM and NMOLE; 3.Professor, Languages and Linguistics, NMSU, NMOLE | $10,000.00 | |
| Incorporating Cultural Information in Forensic Casework: Insights from South Texas and Guatemala | 1. Kelly Kamnikar, 2. Heather JH Edgar, 3. M. Kate Spradley, 4. Daniel Jimenez | 1. Post-doctoral Researcher, Anthropology, 2. Professor, Anthropology & Pathology/Office of the Medical Investigator, UNM; 3. Professor, Texas State University, 4. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Forenses, | $6,120.00 | |
| Rostros Migrantes (Migrant Faces) | 1. Kimberle López, 2. Derli Romero, | 1. Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese, UNM, 2. Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo & Universidad de Guadalajara | $2,450.00 | |
| Fall 2022 | Project Title | Investigator and Collaborators | Affiliations and Organizations | Amount |
| Proyecto Jaranera: The Poetics of Son Jarocho | 1. Natalia Toscano, 2. Gustavo Garcia, 3. Ruben Loza, 4. Irene Vasquez | 1.-3. Graduate Students, 4. Chair & Professor, Chicana/o Studies, UNM; 3. Chicana/o Studies Graduate Student Association (CSGSA), 4. El Centro de la Raza, 5. Los Jaraneros del Valle | $10,000.00 | |
| Contemporary Pueblo Perspectives on Ancestral Jewelry Production: Working with Santo Domingo and Zuni Artists | 1. Hannah Matson, 2. Kari Schleher, 3. Christopher Chavez | 1. Assistant Professor, Anthropology, 2. Assistant Professor, Anthropology & Curator, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, UNM; 3. Tribal Historic Presrvation Officer, Santa Domingo Pueblo | $9,967.00 | |
| Centering Community through Critical Arts-Based Education: Documentary Film | 1. Cassie Smith, 2. Emma S. Barrientos, 3. Paul Del Bosque, 4. Joe Rocha, 5. Marina Kinzy | 1. Graduate Student, Anthropology, UNM, 2. Mexican American Cultural Center, 3-5. Community Filmmakers | $10,000.00 | |
| Enhancing and Supporting Local Indigenous Scholars in the Study of Dancing and Running Traditions among Native Americans in New Mexico | 1. Ian Wallace, 2. Jordan Martinez, 3. Travis Thompson, 4. Dustin Martin | 1. Assistant Professor, Anthropology, 2. Graduate Student, Anthropology, 3. Undergraduate Student, Anthropology, UNM; 4 .Director, Wings of America | $4,700.00 | |
| Spring 2022 | Project Title | Investigator and Collaborators | Affiliations and Organizations | Amount |
| Building Partnerships in Tribal Consultations | 1. Kari Schleher, 2. Lorraine Gala Lewis | 1. Assistant Professor, Anthropology & Curator, Maxwell Museum of Anthroplogy, 2. Member, Laguna/Taos/Hopi | $10,000.00 | |
| Market Integration and Human-Environment Interactions in Northern Alaska: The Walakpa Site | 1. Abigail Judkins, 2. Anne Jensen | 1. Graduate Student, Anthropology, UNM, 2. Iñupiat History Language & Culture Commission | $2,000.00 | |
| iArch Exhibit - Pueblo Contemporary Architecture | 1. Ted Jojola, 2. Dr. Lynn Paxson, 3. Paula Mirabal | 1. Distinguished Professor, Center for Regional Planning, Indigenous Design + Planning Institute, UNM, 2. Emeritus Professor, Iowa State University, 3. Head Curator, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center | $10,000.00 | |
| Indigenous Borderlands in North America Conference | 1. Samuel Truett, 2. Joshua Reid, 3. Elizabeth Ellis, 4. Nakia Parker, 5. Boyd Cothran | 1. Associate Professor, History & Director, Center for the Southwest, UNM, 2. Associate Professor, University of Washington, 3. Assistant Professor, New York University, 4. Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, 5. Associate Professor, York University | $10,000.00 | |
| Sephardic Ancestors of New Mexico: Community Building through Genealogy Research | 1. Sarah Leiter, 2. Monique Martinez, 3. Ana Maria Gallegos , 4. José Antonio Esquibel, 5. Rabbi Dr. Jordan Gendra | 1. Graduate Student, Anthropology, UNM, 2. and 3. NM Sephardic Research, 4. Independent researcher, Knight of the Order of Isabella, 5. Sephardic Heritage Institute NM | $2,000.00 | |
| Reconnecting Communities and Their Collections in Museums Abroad | 1. Felicia Katz-Harris | 1. Graduate Student, Anthropology, UNM, Curator of Asian Folk Art, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe | $2,000.00 | |
| 2021 | Project Title | Investigator and Collaborators | Affiliations and Organizations | Amount |
| Enhancing and Supporting Local Indigenous Scholars in the Study of Skeletal Health among Native Americans in New Mexico | 1. Ian Wallace, 2. Christopher Toya | 1. Assistant Professor, Anthropology, UNM, 2. Christophe Toya, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Jemez Pueblo | $4,700.00 | |
| 2020 | Project Title | Investigator and Collaborators | Affiliations and Organizations | Amount |
| Independencia Territorial, Educacional, y de Salud: Encuentro Intercultural entre los Sanapaná (Paraguay) y los Nasa (Colombia) | 1. Jens Van Gysel, 2. Richard File-Muriel | 1. Graduate Student, Linguistics, 2. Study Abroad, UNM | ||
| Intercultural Indigenous Research and Exchange in Mexico El Centro de la Raza | 1. Jorge Garcia, 2. Ze Mazatl, | 1. Graduate Student, El Centro de la Raza , Chicana and Chicano Studies, UNM |
