K-State Indigenous Peoples Day
On October 14th, Kansas State University’s held its Indigenous People’s Day conference, “Asserting Sovereignty: Innovations and Battlegrounds.” K-State brought in two guest speakers, Sarah Deer, J.D. who presented “Sovereignty of the Soul,” and Susan Faircloth, Ph.D. who presented “Education as an Impediment or Imperative of Sovereignty?” In “Sovereignty of theContinue Reading
Haskell Remembers
“To be born American Indian today is to have survived a holocaust of a very particular kind, one whose evidence is everywhere, all the time.” -Dina Gilio-Whitaker On Wednesday Oct.4th, over 40 students marched down Massachusetts Street, The students were joined with staff and local tribal people, all carrying andContinue Reading
Stories of the Supernatural: The Three to Stay Away From
These tales are taken from personal accounts, witness testimony, and convincing retellings. Any likeness is coincidental. For entertainment purposes only. Reader discretion is advised. Author’s Note: Happy Halloween spooky people! For this edition of The Stories of the Supernatural I am going to get very scary. Remember that you areContinue Reading
Good Monster Movie Review: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie & Zombieland: Double Tap
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Spoiler Free) Release date: October 11, 2019 Directed by Vince Gilligan Runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes Good Monster Grade: B- It was nice to return to the dark, desperate, and dry New Mexico of the Breaking Bad universe. For fans of the show thisContinue Reading
A Day at the U
On Saturday, October 12th Haskell Indian Nations University held an event called, Day at the U, which highlighted the outstanding educational opportunities available at Haskell. Haskell provided 10 free classes with nine different Haskell professors. Haskell invited the Lawrence community to take part in these courses for a day, moreContinue Reading
Emotional Support Animal Spotlight: Rascal
Rascal currently resides over at Osceola-Keokuk Hall. He is a Tabby cat and is seven months old. He is described by his owner as “crazy, sweet, and outdoorsy”. He loves to be put on his leash and head onto the Haskell grounds. He enjoys playing with the hopping squirrels. AsContinue Reading
Featured Recipe: Traditional Italian Carbonara
As often as we can, the Leader features recipes submitted by members of the student body. Whether you’ve just been itching to express yourself through the culinary arts, or just need a break from Curtis Hall. We’ve got you covered. Traditional Italian Carbonara 1 Box Spaghetti 3 large Eggs(room temp)Continue Reading
Dana Warrington
Dana Warrington, the founder of Young Blood Artwork, came to Haskell Indian Nations University campus on October 13th to exhibit his award-winning pieces and to help encourage and educate the young native youth the traditional art form of quillwork. Warrington is an enrolled Prairie Band Potawatomi tribal member of KansasContinue Reading
Haskell Clean-Up Day
The Haskell Tribal EcoAmbassadors would like to recognize the 20 Haskell students and faculty that helped clean the Haskell campus during our Haskell Campus Clean up event. Thank you. Trey Carmona, Dakota Pablo, Kyler Boyd, Jenna Makes Good, Nolan Berglund, Chebon Smith, Carrie Cornelius, Shanari Hopper, Kaleb Proctor, Rissa Garcia,Continue Reading
TRIO Introduces ‘Digital Storyteller’ Course
As technology progresses, the TRIO program has decided to keep up. ‘Digital Storytelling’ is a course added this semester that caters to TRIO students. Miosha Wagoner, TRIO’s director, runs the course. Students get to use an entire technology set up for the whole semester. The gear available includes a GoProContinue Reading