by Joseph Singh Calling Indigenous people “Indian” is like calling Europeans “Japanese”. The label is erroneous and condescending. The origin of the slur comes from Christopher Columbus who mistook the American continent for India. He then labeled the inhabitants “Indians”. Perhaps it was because of the pigmentation of the Natives.Continue Reading
by Tiffany Blevins “The Power of Choice” I was standing in line waiting to accept my scholarship check and discussing with my friend about the week I just had. In the last week I had received two accomplishments through my art, went on a trip to Chicago with the TRIOContinue Reading
by Joseph Singh The ghosts of Haskell Indian Nations University are sacred. The spirits of students and alumni alike have been sighted in various places on campus. There is a woman who reportedly frequents the basement of Pocahontas Hall, a dormitory for freshmen female students. A cloaked figure has been reportedContinue Reading
by Allen Stephenson Here at Haskell, we’ve observed our American President say some rather questionable things to the press and tweet undeniably questionable things to the public world at large. While we ultimately don’t condemn or condone the president’s actions we can only help but wonder about the legitimacy ofContinue Reading
by Tiffany Blevins Valentine’s Day is really frustrating from a women’s perspective in regards to what kind of gift is acceptable to give a man. Every holiday I come across that includes gift giving is always frustrating in this way. Men are so hard to shop for. Everything they wantContinue Reading
by Allen Stephenson Its been several days since President Trump’s State of the Union address, a highly anticipated, albeit mixed bag of political rhetoric. While the first half of his speech seemed to focus on his slogan “Make America great again,” we can only question how the logistics of theContinue Reading
by Amanda Smith Haskell Indian Nations University has been a college that provides us an easy way to get our education. Not many students realize that our school provides as much as it can to help students get a degree. Haskell wants us as Native students to succeed, weContinue Reading
by Tiffany Blevins Love Thy Neighbor as thyself. The Golden Rule is the basis for many well known religions and philosophies in which to live a better life. However a lot of people only remember the “love they neighbor part.” I find that being loving towards my neighbor is aContinue Reading
by Tiffany Blevins “The Best Laid Plans..of mice and men often go awry.” A saying adapted from Robert Burn’s Poem “To a Mouse” which was written in 1785 but still applicable for today. In a generation where procrastination is a common culprit of unfufilled plans, that was not the caseContinue Reading
by Sean Parrish ★★★★★ The People Shall Continue is a children’s literature book, re-released by LEE & LOW BOOKs. It was written by Acoma Pueblo storyteller and poet; Simon Ortiz and illustrated by Sharol Graves. The book gives an overview about the hidden history pertaining to the genocidal actions whichContinue Reading