The Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship continues to support Native knowledge holders and knowledge makers who embody exceptional creativity, progressive and critical thinking, and the potential to significantly move forward their fields in ways that will ultimately lead to broad, transformative impact for Indigenous communities.
Again, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, in 2023, a fourth cohort of fellows began their two-year fellowship. The 2023 fellows represent an extraordinary cross-section of Indigenous leaders who are culture bearers in their communities, and a welcome addition to the growing pool of Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellows past and present.
This year, First Nations hosted three in-person Luce Fellowship convenings. In March at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California; in June at the Poeh Museum & Cultural Center in Pojoaque, New Mexico; and in October at the Intertribal Friendship House in Oakland, California.
In April, First Nations released the application for the fifth cohort. Applications were received from 315 Native knowledge makers and 25 applicants were invited to First Nations’ headquarters in Colorado – making it the first time panel interviews were held in person since the pandemic. Applicants travelled from Hawai’i, Guam, Alaska, New York, and more. The fifth cohort was selected at the end of 2023 and will begin their two-year fellowship year in 2024. The application for the sixth cohort of Luce fellows will be released in March 2024.
