April 28 — “To have something named after you is pretty damn cool,” said Smokey Mckinney responding to a surprise dedication ceremony for him. At the ceremony, McKinney, an English instructor and founder of the writing center, was presented with a plaque inscribed, “Inspired by Dr. Smokey McKinney’s commitment toContinue Reading
March 22 — Keynote Speaker Daniel Wildcat, a professor of Indigenous and American Indian studies at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU), opened up his address with a land acknowledgment, a theme brought by Indigenous presenters to the 2021 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Virtual Conference. Wildcat, a YuchiContinue Reading
March 18 — “We don’t want you to survive; we want you to thrive. That’s really what we are here about,” said Brandy Ernzen, Program Coordinator for the Indigenous Studies Program (ISP) at the University of Kansas (KU). Together, Ernzen and ISP Director Joseph Brewer II, PhD, held a presentationContinue Reading
As the new semester settles in, a tradition of celebrating the students, faculty, staff, alumni and native peoples throughout Indian country come together for the 2020 Haskell Welcome Back Pow-Wow. On February 8th , Haskell Indian Nations University’s campus greeted people near and far for the celebration. Artistic vendors, foodContinue Reading
Steven Paul Judd is a Kiowa and Choctaw artist from Oklahoma. Through his work as a filmmaker, director, screenwriter, painter, designer, and digital creator he shows the youth of today the positive images of Native Americans that he did not see as a child. Today he is one of theContinue Reading
Stories of murder, redemption, fear, humor, and even the supernatural— Haskell Indian Nations Univeristy’s Alaska Club partnered with Tommany Hall’s library events staff to bring students a night full of the traditon of story telling. Over 25 students, fed with frybread and akutaq, also known as Alaskan ice cream, settledContinue Reading
A group of students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Tommaney Library on Thursday afternoon to attend an event celebrating Black History Month. “A Conversation on Being Native American and Black” was sponsored by the Indian Leader and four students—Summer Powell, Autumn Powell, Lexci Kimball, and Dorian Daw—were asked ifContinue Reading
Native women from Haskell Indian Nations University are finding a voice and becoming part of the larger conversation on violence against women in the Lawrence community. Haskell Faculty Michelle Sturges-Brown and Sierra Two Bulls took place in the community production of “The Vagina Monologues: Liberated Sisters,” a play that beganContinue Reading
Be engaged — Convocation speaker and Haskell Indian Nations University Alumni, Mr. Leroy “Buster” Silva, brought students and faculty to their feet delivering a message, engage with your friends and neighbors here at Haskell. Silva started his Haskell journey through the encouragement of his family and community to go andContinue Reading
A Night with Chris Chaney — Haskell’s event welcoming Chris Chaney, Senior Counsel for Law Enforcement and Information Sharing, part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Tribal Justice brought students and community in to discuss national crime information, including the Tribal Access Program (TAP). The event promised knowledge,Continue Reading