L to R: Ishta Wabaunsee 3rd, Ysabellah SongHawk 2nd, Sara Bointy 1st place Side-step Champion Top 6 Dancers Lady Judges and the Champs YsaBellah SongHawk and MC Tokeya RichardsonContinue Reading
Indigenous People’s Day was proudly celebrated in the Bonner Springs, Kansas, community on October 19th, 2024. The Wyandotte County Museum hosted this event, highlighting Tribal cultures across America. Honoring this year’s holiday included Indigenous education, music, food, art, and, most importantly, pride.Continue Reading
TV – Best News StoryFirst PlaceZachary ‘Xakai’ Arquette, Jada Martin, Kaya FridayHaskell COVID experiencesHaskell Indian Leader TV – Best Feature StoryFirst PlaceZachary ‘Xakai’ ArquetteStudent Curates Book of Stories Highlighting Indigenous CultureHaskell Indian Leader TV – Best Sports StoryFirst PlaceZachary ‘Xakai’ Arquette, Jada Martin, Kaya FridayHaskell Women’s Basketball Team Qualify forContinue Reading
Back in March, over 20 students from Haskell Indian Nations University attended the 2023 AIHEC conference that was held in Albuquerque NM. It was before the pandemic when Haskell Indian Nations University had attended the previous AIHEC conference. The American Indian Higher Education Consortium supports and promotes agriculture, indigenous foodContinue 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
Native American and Alaska Native communities nationwide have disproportionally been impacted by COVID-19 according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Douglas County, the Native community is experiencing COVID-19 case rates 24% higher than the lawrence community’s total average according to data by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.Continue Reading
Kansas City, MO, October 11 — Edgar Palacios, founder and CEO of Latinx Education Collaborative, was set to be honored during the Kansas City football franchise’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders for National Hispanic Heritage Month, but refused to participate in the pre-game drum ritual to stand in solidarityContinue Reading
By Bradley Billy and Jamie Colvin The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, located in Massachusetts, has been a part of the tribal reservation system since 2007, but their sovereignty may be threatened by the U.S. government. The tribe sits on 321 acres worth of land held in trust by the government. AnContinue Reading
Fewer Native American and Alaska Native students are going to college. Data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics show national enrollment numbers for Native Americans and Alaska Natives have dropped 30.8% from 2009-10 to 2017-18 (12-month enrollment). Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) 2009-2019 fall enrollment numbers follow theContinue Reading
Many students have been displaced as a result of universities closing their campuses in efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. This is all taking place right as the US Census Bureau is completing the 2020 census. It is important for students to know how they will be counted andContinue Reading