CENTER FOR NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS RESEARCH

By Bay Paulsen, Staff Writer, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. The STRONG Manoomin Collective is collaborating with GLIFWC, the Lac du Flambeau Tribe, and the 1854 Treaty Authority to use modern technology to help bolster our understanding of manoomin (wild rice) waters. This data will bring more understanding about the connections between human activities and manoomin, and it will help inform which acts of stewardship we need to prioritize, whether that’s educating about the effects of climate change or implementing more regulation.

Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy graduate students Forrest Bruce (Ojibwe) and Karla Thomas have received highly competitive NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships to support their research and career development.

Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS) recently presented seven Dakhóta-language scholars with the Virginia B. Kunz Award for their article, “Dakhóta Iápi: A Brief History in Three Parts .” It ran in the society’s Fall 2023 issue of Ramsey County History magazine. RCHS President Chad Roberts made the presentation to a team of current and former University of Minnesota students and researchers, including Deacon DeBoer, Eileen Bass, Justis Brokenrope, Ava Grace, and Heather Menefee; their instructor Šišókaduta; and Dr. Rev. Clifford Canku, a first-language Dakhóta speaker and teacher, at a luncheon at The Landmark Center on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

The Academy recognizes leaders across disciplines, professions and perspectives

Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy faculty members Megan Bang and Uri Wilensky were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

Louise Erdrich’s novel tells the story of a tribal leader who stood up to Congress when it sought to terminate tribal treaty rights

School of Education and Social Policy undergraduate Alivia Britton is co-chair of Northwestern University’s annual student-run Spring Pow Wow, an intergenerational cultural celebration sponsored by the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance.

The discussion panel on Saturday featured guest speakers from the Potawatomi tribe speaking on cultural language, historic preservation and leadership.

Native scholars and law professionals gather at Northwestern Pritzker Law for conference on Indigenous sovereignty, community

Scientists look to create a clearer picture of what happens when you combine climate change with urban environments

Birch bark canoe built at Northwestern has a new home to inspire future generations

NAISA hosts second annual Pow Wow on Earth Day and President Schill announces a new scholarship

Second annual event, themed ‘honoring the land,’ was held this year on Earth Day

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First Native Dean at Northwestern University

Just in time for Native American Heritage Month, the American Indian Center (AIC) has received a federal grant of over $1 million for its Indigenous food sovereignty project.

In this week’s episode, Stefanie sits down with Dr. Beatriz Reyes to discuss reproductive justice as it relates to Indigenous communities.

Northwestern scholars help launch new exhibition at Chicago’s Field Museum to amplify the diverse voices of Native American and Indigenous people

Project is first NSF-funded Coastlines and People Hub for the Great Lakes region

Applications for CRES Undergraduate Fellowships have been posted and are due March, 11th; for more information, click here

A commemoration of "the first time in perhaps 180 years, a traditional Native American birch- bark canoe was launched into Lake Michigan"

An interview of CNAIR Affiliate Jennifer Dunn on the loss of traditional land and resources to mining and other extractive activities

Here's a new four-part series, exploring the water crisis in Oregon’s Klamath Basin, by former CNAIR fellow and Medill alum Alex Schwartz. Last year Alex received a journalism fellowship through MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative. He regularly covers stories for the Klamath Falls Herald and News that affect tribal communities in the Pacific Northwest. In his series “Project Klamath” he integrates Native origin stories, tribal ecological knowledge, and impacts into his broader investigation.

A multimedia website, created by students of Professor Patty Loew, chronicling Master Canoe Maker Wayne Valliere's time as artist-in-residence at CNAIR

Students learn from master canoe builder and artist-in-residence Wayne Valliere

An indigenous canoe builder and artist at Northwestern led a year-long project to build a birchbark canoe and help preserve the Native American art form.

Danielle Johnson

Brianna Bilter

News from The Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University

Ideas to adapt our cultural practices and love our people in new ways

Elena Bruess

Writer Natalie Rademacher @nrademacher1

Medill News Service/Northwestern University

“Unfolding Futures: Indigenous Ways of Knowing for the Twenty-First Century” New Dædalus Issue: Spring 2018

 Doug Kiel participated in the Armour Seminar Series at the Field Museum on December 13, 2017.
 His talk was titled: "Oneida Nation v. Village of Hobart: Indigenous Land Recovery and Settler Backlash."