On April 11, the Indian Leader published an article on the Haskell Alumni Association’s decision to select Russell Bradley as their “Outstanding Alumnus 2019” and his invitation to the Spring 2019 Commencement Ceremony. The Leader reported that Bradley, according to an article by MSC News, was dismissed from his positionContinue Reading
On Wednesday, April 10, the Haskell Alumni Association announced through their Facebook page their selection of Russell Bradley, of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, for Outstanding Alumnus of 2019. In September of 2018, Bradley was removed from his position on the Kickapoo Tribal Council for “a breach of fiduciary duty”Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: On Thursday, March 7, Acting President of Haskell Indian Nations University, Dr. Dan Wildcat, released an official statement on the previous night’s events. We have updated this story to include the full text below. We have also updated the text of the original piece for clarity and toContinue Reading
Co-written by Makayla Sloan and Connor MacDonald HASKELL AUDITORIUM—In a meeting of Haskell Indian Nations University employees Tuesday afternoon, Jackie Shamblin from the Bureau of Indian Education human resources department announced that Dr. Venida Chenault (Prairie Band Potawatomi) has accepted an upper-level management position within the Bureau of Indian EducationContinue Reading
Haskell students will soon get the opportunity to meet acclaimed Native American graphic novelists, Arigon Starr, and Dale Deforest. Starr is the author of ‘Super Indian,’ a story that follows the adventures of a man who gains superpowers after eating commodity cheese that has been tainted with the experimental elementContinue Reading
COFFIN COMPLEX— Haskell’s 2019 Welcome Back Powwow was held this Saturday; Feb., 9, 2019. The event was an exciting start to the Spring 2019 semester. Artists and food vendors line the perimeter of the complex selling items such as beaded jewelry, ribbon skirts, tshirts, homemade soap, and make extravagant itemsContinue Reading
Haskell Indian Nations University is often stereotyped as a “party school”. But there are many different options and activities you can do rather than going out and drinking. Activities such as; working out at the Thorpe gym, learning a new skill, or finding new music are great ways to keepContinue Reading
ROE CLOUD HALL— Students gathered in the study hall for the first Alcohol Awareness presentation. Hosted by Haskell’s Campus Housing Department they invited Lawrence Police Officer; Shawn Gross, who has worked for ten years with the Lawrence Police Department. Gross discussed topics like “How to Spot Alcohol Poisoning”, “Alcohol RelatedContinue Reading
TECUMSEH HALL—Over 50 people gathered to watch rapper and Haskell alumni; Ro3 (Robert Ankney) perform this previous Monday night. The event was in collaboration with the Interfaith council, they did door prizes and served food/refreshments while Ankney performed songs off his upcoming EP. Ankney stated that “the EP will dropContinue Reading
NAVARRE HALL—This past Thursday Student Senate held their biweekly General Assembly meetings located in the Regents Room. The meeting started off with a prayer from newly elected Secretary; Caroline Wiseman (Inupiaq- Tribal village of White Mountain). Since there weren’t enough club representatives present to make quorum they did an overviewContinue Reading