Haskell’s Color Guard: a Treasured Gem in Indian Country
The Haskell Veterans Association is the only known multi tribal color guard in Indian Country. The Haskell Veterans Association is a non-sanctioned club on campus run by five men who all served in one of the five branches of the United States military. They help bring in the flags thatContinue Reading
Life After Haskell
Every student must make the step to better their life by coming to Haskell and begin process of hard work and dedication I order to achieve an Associates and/or Bachelor’s Degree. Haskell is just the first step, when one is finished their time at Haskell what is the nextContinue Reading
Tribalism: Is it real? By Timothy Barber
With Haskell being a university distinctly for Native Americans. Students from different tribes face discrimination amongst each other. Historically tribes did war with one another, but does this still occur in the 21st century? A student who wanted to remain anonymous said they “had to transfer out of aContinue Reading
The Start of a Movement
Recently the Indian Leader covered the group of students who attended Unity this past year. These same students are now bringing Unity to life for the Native youth in Lawrence, KS. Troy Watterson a sophomore help spearhead the Unity group for Haskell so they could form a council for NativeContinue Reading
Getting Out What You Put In
The saying you get out what you put in is true for most things in life. This sentiment goes without saying for students here at Haskell. Could incentives like more student activities and better services encourage students to pay increased fees for better quality? Ashley Lucero from the Lummi TribeContinue Reading
Native Digital Artists
Living in the 21s Century with the age of computers has taken over almost all art forms, as well as creating new styles in the age of Digital Media. Haskell are some of the talented native artists who have made the switch to digital. Roman Yearby, Choctaw and Creek isContinue Reading
Strengthening Haskell’s Integrity: Lessons learned from the 2012 Academic Investigation
In a 2012 report Haskell had been involved in an academic fraud case involving the Haskell athletic department during 2007 season, what has Haskell done to prevent this from occurring again? The Report Shaun Hittle, reporter for LJWorld.Com, wrote in January of 2013 that an “investigative report from theContinue Reading
Three Haskell Women Earn Gold at Collegiate Powerlifting Meet
De’Ja Finley, Taylor Hall and Kari Snelding competed in a collegiate level powerlifting competition at Kansas State University in late April. Finley, a Haskell sophomore, won in the junior weight class of 148 lbs. Snelding won in the junior weight class of 118 lbs. Hall won in the open weight classContinue Reading
Haskell Students Share about Haskell Teachers who they Appreciate
Teacher Appreciation Week is during May 8th through May 12th this year. We asked some students who their favorite teacher is and why. Dominique Demmert (Tlingit), a Haskell sophomore, says that her favorite teacher is Nana Allison Brewer because “she really gets into depth about math, showing you different waysContinue Reading