NATIVE AMERICANS

‘EMPTY AND THOUGHTLESS RHETORIC’: UNL has several ‘land acknowledgments’ apologizing for American history

UNL’s statement asks readers to ‘take a moment to consider the legacies of more than 150 years of displacement, vio…

By Ethnie Barnhouse '25
Sep 24, 2024

Professor cleared of charges about faking Native American ancestry, despite criticism

Margaret Noodin was initially found to violate UWM’s code of conduct for reportedly faking having Indigenous ancest…

By Benjamin Brown '26
Aug 24, 2024

Activists demand Native American remains be relinquished at Harvard conference

At a recent Harvard University conference, several speakers demanded that the remains of formerly enslaved Native A…

By William Biagini '24
Nov 20, 2023

Brown caves to student activism, creates ‘Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies’ concentration

Brown has only committed to special investments, memorials, and education opportunities for Native Americans but ha…

By John Parker '25
Oct 15, 2023

College gives formerly incarcerated indigenous rights advocate $100k, two-week residency

Dickinson College recently awarded Tara Houska with a residency, launched the Center for the Futures of Native Peop…

By Emily Fowler '24
Oct 9, 2023

University of Southern Maine pays nearly $10k for mural to affirm school sits on 'Wabanaki Land'

USM tasked recent alumnus and Native American Marissa Joly with designing the mural as a way to acknowledge the cam…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Aug 24, 2023

Ben & Jerry's call to 'return' land to Native Americans echoes university signaling

The University of Minnesota has implemented the TRUTH project with plans to cede 3,400 acres of land located on an …

By Emily Fowler '24
Jul 22, 2023

‘Indigenous Studies’ lecturer denies historical brutality of Native American tribes, blames ‘white people’

Simon Moya-Smith is a lecturer at University of Colorado Denver in ‘Indigenous Studies’ and ‘American Indian Cultur…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Mar 7, 2023

Woman who faked Native American heritage was awarded university residency

The University of Wisconsin-Madison paid $5,000 to a woman who faked her Native American ancestry so that she could…

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 26, 2023

Professor admits no Native American tribal affiliation after decades of claiming otherwise

Due to 'new revelations,' one professor will no longer identify as having Mohawk/Mi'kmaq descent.

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
Nov 9, 2022

University implements plan to pay tuition for Native American students

A University of Oregon program will cover tuition and fees for indigenous students.

By Kayley Chartier '25
Nov 1, 2022

Law school approves name change following woke bill

The University of California Hastings College of Law Board of Directors unanimously voted to change the school’s n…

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 11, 2022

Apologize every year for past 'death and destruction,' new bill tells SF university

An Assembly Bill before the California legislature would require the University of California Hastings College of t…

By Alexa Schwerha
Jun 17, 2022

'This is not our land': Students pen editorial on 'dark origins' of Thanksgiving

The Brown and White Editorial Board published a piece critical of traditional celebrations of the Thanksgiving holi…

By Alexa Schwerha
Nov 23, 2021

UIC places Native American land acknowledgments around campus

The University of Illinois-Chicago has placed Native American 'land acknowledgment' floor stickers across campus.

By Ben Zeisloft
Aug 26, 2021

Cornell is the latest university to adopt Native American 'land acknowledgment' statement

A land acknowledgement statement was read at Cornell University’s commencement to signal that the school sits on fo…

By Ben Zeisloft
Jul 13, 2021