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Leadership & Policy

NCAA Says Tribe’s Support Won’t Save Generic

A Louisiana tribe’s blessing won’t save the University of Louisiana-Monroe’s “Indian” mascot from the NCAA’s displeasure…

January 25, 2006

Native Americans

University of Louisiana-Monroe Tears Down American Indian Mosaic for Renovation

A historic University of Louisiana Monroe American Indian mosaic has been torn down but will be preserved while the Student Union Building…

January 8, 2006

Native Americans

New Program Aimed at American Indian College Students

The state plans to start a program this summer in an attempt to increase the number of American Indian…

December 28, 2005

Native Americans

American Indian Law Courses Headed to University of Richmond

The University of Richmond School of Law will offer a course examining the laws that manage relationships…

November 20, 2005

Native Americans

Spirit Lake Tribal Members Reject Fighting Sioux Nickname

Members of the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe, the closest tribe to the University of North Dakota campus Story:

September 1, 2005

Students

Setting The Record Straight

Dr. Jon Quistgaard is unhappy with the way the national media has portrayed the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota Story:

August 24, 2005

Native Americans

Perkins Act May Cover More American Indians

More American Indians may be counted for Perkins Vocational and Technical Education programs. Story:

August 24, 2005

Native Americans

Polynesians, California Indians May Be Related, Say Scientists

A University of California, Berkeley, lecturer and a professor of anthropology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo say linguistic Story:

August 23, 2005

Native Americans

Oregon State University Returns Artifacts To American Indian Tribes, Historical Society Balks

Oregon State University Returns Artifacts To American Indian Tribes, Historical Society BalksCORVALLIS, Ore. The Benton County Historical Society expressed disappointment over Oregon State University’s decision to return 900 artifacts from the Horner Museum to the Oregon tribes from which they came. The university closed the museum in 1995 and the historical society wants to reopen […]

March 23, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Oregon Opens American Indian Longhouse on Campus

University of Oregon Opens American Indian Longhouse on CampusEUGENE, Ore. Nearly 20 years after it was proposed, the University of Oregon has opened an American Indian longhouse, a community center traditional to many Native American peoples in the Pacific Northwest and around the country.The 3,000-square-foot building stands as a symbol of two generations of effort, […]

February 9, 2005

Native Americans

Preserving Native Traditions

Preserving Native TraditionsThe National Museum of the American Indian gives Native peoples, scholars permission to claim their voices, share their storiesBy Kendra HamiltonThere’s a monumental new presence rising above the elm trees on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., — and it’s not like anything else you’ll see there. It’s as if a vision from […]

December 1, 2004

Native Americans

Tribal Leader Calls for Unity, Voter Participation to Native American Students

Tribal Leader Calls for Unity, Voter Participation to Native American StudentsLAWRENCE, Kan. After speaking at their graduation ceremony this spring, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs leader David Anderson returned to Haskell Indian Nations University recently to remind students to take control of their lives. As for students planning to party rather than study this semester? […]

September 22, 2004