Mekko Film Review and Director highlight
Cast: Rod Rondeaux, Sarah Podemski, Zahn Mclarnon Director: Sterlin Harjo Mekko is a thriller and a must see, infused with Muskogee tradition and folklore mixed with modern street life. Mekko tells the tale of a man recently released from prison after 19 years. He finds camaraderie with a community ofContinue Reading
Haskell Spring Film Festival
Haskell Film Club, along with Thunderbird Theater, will host the Haskell Spring Film Festival. The event will take place in the Haskell auditorium on March 29th at 7pm. The festival will feature five short films made by Haskell students: ‘Did Anything Wrong’ produced and directed by Michael Begay, written byContinue Reading
Haskell Spotlights
Senior Spotlights Blanca Moreno Arriving in the Fall of 2015, Blanca Moreno started her first semester here at Haskell. Moreno is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe living in Wagner, South Dakota. She will be graduating this May with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in the IndigenousContinue Reading
Portal above Pocahontas: Stories of the Supernatural
These tales are taken from personal ac- counts, witness testimony, and convinc- ing retellings. All sources are credible. Having said that reader discretion is advised. When looking at Pocahontas from the front, one can see a small, circular window centered high atop the columns directly above the front entrance. ItContinue Reading
Haskell in Mourning
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
Dr. Venida Chenault No Longer President of Haskell
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
My Day with Jack Black
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
Student(s) of the Year
Haskell Student of the Year Haskell Indian Nations University is proud to announce the 2019 Haskell Student of the Year, RaeLynn King from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Ms. King is a senior at Haskell, and will graduate this spring with her bachelor’s in Business Administration. She has demonstrated academicContinue Reading
Native Graphic Novelists to visit Haskell
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
Student Job Openings! – February 2019
Job opening information courtesy of the Haskell Financial Aid office. Information current as of 2/25/2019. Please contact individual departments for interviews. Openings Overview: Student Worker – Vice-President of University Services (VPUS) Office: 1 position Tutor – Boy’s & Girls Club: 1 position Student Assistant – Bursar Office: 1 position Tutor(s) – Student Success Center: 4Continue Reading