Can you really understand someone by walking a mile in their moccasins? During Native American Heritage Month I ended up walking not only a mile but 117 miles to find my answer. There was a lot of pride in my first step. It validated the time and skill it tookContinue Reading
This semester at OK Hall I noticed it is extremely difficult to use basic amenities. The kitchens, study rooms, and computer rooms are all always under lock and key. Staff fears students will damage and dirty these spaces, and they would not be wrong considering what students have done inContinue Reading
With environmental concerns rising, I’m always searching for ways I can do more. I am inspired by my ancestors and their relationship with the earth. November was dedicated to Native American heritage, and something as simple as changing my toothbrush allowed me to connect deeper to my Native heritage andContinue Reading
This is a work of opinion. The views expressed do not represent those of Haskell Indian Nations University or the Indian Leader. The subjective, naïve, and bias viewpoint is from that of the author only. For entertainment purposes. In late October, I was invited to participate in the “Discover Bentley”Continue Reading
I was beyond exhausted, but I had jokes I wanted to tell. I had traveled thirty-six hours from Lawrence, Kansas to Los Angeles, California. Aboard the Southwest Chief, we made stops in New Mexico, Arizona, and California. The ride was beautiful, but the duration was difficult. The train does notContinue Reading
In the summer of 2010 my casting agency, On Location Casting, booked me on an unnamed project that was filming in Bastrop, Texas. I was cast as a criminal and later a prisoner. Upon arriving to the location, which was a high school that was redesigned to be a prison,Continue Reading
The office of the President along with Vice President, William Wilkinson, and I have just returned from attending tribal college week in Washington D.C. We spent the week advocating for Haskell Indian Nation University along with the other 37 TCUs. Throughout the week we met with congressional leaders and discussedContinue Reading
Love has taken me 5,054 and more miles across the world, from Anchorage Alaska to Novi Sad Serbia, to Hungary, Austria, and the Czech Republic. It all started the summer of 2017, I came back to Anchorage for summer break from Haskell and returned to my job at a touristContinue Reading
Welcome back students! It is my great pleasure to welcome everyone back to Haskell as we all continue our journeys. As I begin my last semester here at Haskell I look back at my experience of Haskell. I remember my days as a rebellious freshman that challenged the boundaries, myContinue Reading
The night of October 31st has lost its meaning. Parties and drinking have taken the place of the metaphysical event that is Samhain. All Hallows is the one night of the year that the veil that separates the world of the living and the realm of the dead is mostContinue Reading