Haskell’s Welcome Back Powwow Set for February 24, 2024
Haskell Indian Nations University is set to honor the traditions of Indigenous ancestors with a welcome back Powwow for the Spring semester. This event is free and open to the public and will take place on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Haskell’s Coffin Sports Complex, 155 Indian Ave Lawrence, KS.Continue Reading
Haskell Sorority Presents Children’s Storytime Event
Haskell’s Gamma Delta Pi Chapter plans to offer a children’s storytime at 6 PM Thursday, February 15, 2024, at Tommaney Library. When asked why Gamma Delta Pi is hosting the event, Sorority Clan Mother Sophia Boldwarrior said, “We aim to get in touch with our inner child during the bookContinue Reading
Spirit Lake Faces Another Tragic Disappearance
In the heart of Spirit Lake Nation, North Dakota, the tribal community is dealing with yet another heart-breaking disappearance. Jemini Posey, a 21-year-old Indigenous woman and mother vanished without a trace on January 7, 2023. As days turned into weeks, the haunting echoes of another tragic loss clouded over theContinue Reading
Opinion: The Haskell Community Needs to Push for Better Communication Systems
Being involved in community events is something that helps make Haskell home to many people, so what happens when the events aren’t shared early enough for students to attend? The primary form of communication from the University to students would be their university emails, which has begun to cause studentsContinue Reading
Henry Payer “Left on Red” Art Exhibition at Kansas University
Henry Payer is a Ho Chunk (Winnebago) artist who works primarily with collage and mixed media. Born in Sioux City, IA in 1986, Payer received a BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM in 2008. He was invited to study at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonContinue Reading
Building Blocks for Success: The Student Success Center
In the last ten years, the most significant number of students who have dropped out of college have done so between their first and second years. The Student Success Center aims to provide students with the resources to be able to take control of their college careers. Located inContinue Reading
More Than Just Books
The Tommaney Library isn’t just a storage space for books but for the body and mind also. Tommaney may be a library for some, but to others, it’s much more than that. The library is made for on and off-campus students to utilize however it benefits them. This could goContinue Reading
Haskell Students to Host Creative Writing Evening December 1st, 2023
By Tara Roanhorse Haskell writers are set to read their original poetry and fiction in what is hoped to become a recurring event for each semester’s Creative Writing class. This event is free and open to the public and will take place 7 p.m. Friday Dec. 1 at S&S ArtisanContinue Reading
Northern Native Belt Making Class – A piece you did not know you needed!
Ryia LeBeau, Two Kettle Band of the Thithunwan (People of the Plains) in South Dakota. Photo by Straighthead photography As seen with ribbon skirts, belts from Northern Native American Tribes are worn in times of a celebration, ceremony, or a girl’s first moon meaning her becoming a woman. These piecesContinue Reading
Congratulations to the Haskell students for winning 8 Native Media awards!
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