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Native Americans

UCSD Plans Native American Day Celebration

The 2008 California Native American Day Celebration is being held at the University of California at San Diego, UCSD announced.

September 29, 2008

Native Americans

Study Looks at Tribal Health

A medical study led by a University of Oklahoma health researcher shows that American Indians have more strokes and a higher fatality rate from their first stroke when compared to Whites and Blacks.

September 28, 2008

Native Americans

‘Indecent’ Dress, Lewd Conduct Banned at JSU

Jackson State University students are expected to behave and dress in a manner that represents the university in a positive way.

September 28, 2008

Native Americans

Ellis Island Adding Histories of Indians, Slaves

Ellis Island is expanding its story of U.S. immigration history, including for the first time Native Americans and African slaves and adding modern arrivals.

September 28, 2008

Native Americans

What’s Palin’s Record on Native Issues?

With 13 percent of its nearly 670,000 residents considered Native, Alaska has one of the highest percentages of Native people of any state in the country.

September 11, 2008

Native Americans

KU Holds Symposium on U.S.-Indian Relations

The final stop in a three-year series of symposia focusing on diplomatic relations between American Indian tribes and the U.S. government will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, UK announced.

September 9, 2008

Native Americans

UNT and Haskell Nations Collaborate for Environmental Careers

The University of North Texas announced that it will partner with Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to build a diverse workforce that can meet the country’s environmental demands.

September 9, 2008

Native Americans

WSU Research to Help Native American Students

Accepting a challenge from the state’s lawmakers, four Washington State University researchers will report on the best ways to help Native American students succeed, the university announced.

September 9, 2008

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ECSU Honors Mashantucket Pequot Chairman

Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic conferred an honorary doctorate on Michael Thomas, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation during a Convocation ceremony on Aug. 29, in the Francis E. Geissler Sports Center Gymnasium, officials announced recently.

September 9, 2008

Students

Students Earn Scholarships Honoring Pioneering Woman

Eight Minnesota students recently received the American Indian Ethel Curry Scholarship for academic excellence, awarded by the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation (MAEF) in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education, the department announced.

September 9, 2008

Native Americans

Elders Work to Save Kenai’s First Language

Elders of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe have been teaching students from around the state their language as a way of preserving it.

September 7, 2008

Native Americans

United Tribes President Speaks to Democrats

American Indians are not just another special interest group, said Dr. David Gipp, president of United Tribes Technical College, to the delegates of the Democratic National Convention.

August 27, 2008