At the University of Kansas, professor and Native scholar Sarah Deer, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, held her presentation Sovereignty of the Soul: Centering the Voices of Native Women. Deer voiced her findings and research in her presentation on various topics concerning Native rights, women’s rights, and LGBTQContinue Reading
How do you bring people together? This is the question Alaska Club had to ask itself as member attendance was at its low. Armando DeAsis tells The Indian Leader about the background behind their game night and their boost in attendance. What was the reason for your game night? “IContinue Reading
Haskell October Student Activities on Campus and around Lawrence MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4th9am-4:30pm Ard/D Innovation Collaborative Exhibition Opening Chalamers Hall, Third floor, 1467 Jayhawk Blvd.7pm-10pm Open Mic Night with Megan Luttrell Kaw Valley Public House, 444 Locus St. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5th7pm Haskell Men’s Basketball Vs. Tabor College Haskell Indian Nations University,Continue Reading
On October 14th, Kansas State University’s held its Indigenous People’s Day conference, “Asserting Sovereignty: Innovations and Battlegrounds.” K-State brought in two guest speakers, Sarah Deer, J.D. who presented “Sovereignty of the Soul,” and Susan Faircloth, Ph.D. who presented “Education as an Impediment or Imperative of Sovereignty?” In “Sovereignty of theContinue Reading
On Saturday, October 12th Haskell Indian Nations University held an event called, Day at the U, which highlighted the outstanding educational opportunities available at Haskell. Haskell provided 10 free classes with nine different Haskell professors. Haskell invited the Lawrence community to take part in these courses for a day, moreContinue Reading
Dana Warrington, the founder of Young Blood Artwork, came to Haskell Indian Nations University campus on October 13th to exhibit his award-winning pieces and to help encourage and educate the young native youth the traditional art form of quillwork. Warrington is an enrolled Prairie Band Potawatomi tribal member of KansasContinue Reading
The Haskell Tribal EcoAmbassadors would like to recognize the 20 Haskell students and faculty that helped clean the Haskell campus during our Haskell Campus Clean up event. Thank you. Trey Carmona, Dakota Pablo, Kyler Boyd, Jenna Makes Good, Nolan Berglund, Chebon Smith, Carrie Cornelius, Shanari Hopper, Kaleb Proctor, Rissa Garcia,Continue Reading
On a Friday night the movie of choice was a remake of the classic horror film “Evil Dead”. The whole lobby was filled for the hour and a half long movie. Everyone had attended had a very frightening, fun and pizza filled nightContinue Reading
Haskell Film Club, along with Thunderbird Theater, will host the Haskell Spring Film Festival. The event will take place in the Haskell auditorium on March 29th at 7pm. The festival will feature five short films made by Haskell students: ‘Did Anything Wrong’ produced and directed by Michael Begay, written byContinue Reading