Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Tag: Native Americans
Native Americans
UVA Removes ‘Racist’ Conqueror of The Northwest Statue From Campus
The University of Virginia’s statue of Revolutionary War figure George Rogers Clark was removed from its campus, following the City of Charlottesville’s removal of two Confederate statues and one of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Sacagawea, reports the university’s student newspaper The Cavelier Daily. Erected in 1921, “the statue depicts Clark on horseback with a crew behind […]
July 12, 2021
Native Americans
University of Minnesota Initiative Seeks to Face School’s Fraught History with Tribal Nations
A new University of Minnesota initiative seeks to reckon with the school’s tumultuous history with tribal nations and teach people about racial justice, Star Tribune reported. The Minnesota Transform initiative will work with Black, Indigenous and immigrant people to present stories, “revitalize” Indigenous languages and report – together with the tribes – on the school’s […]
January 14, 2021
Native Americans
Institutions Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day
Oct. 12 marks the federal holiday of Columbus Day. However, given explorer Christopher Columbus’ ties to colonization, racism and enslavement, many cities and states have instead chosen to observe Indigenous Peoples Day. To honor the history of Native Americans, four-year universities and community colleges across the country held virtual Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations.
October 13, 2020
Sports
San Antonio College Removes Mascot That Represented ‘Oppressive Force’
San Antonio College has decided to remove its ‘Ranger’ mascot after campus groups campaigned for its removal for more than a year. Advocates for the removal of the mascot said it represented the Texas Rangers who have brutalized Mexican Americans, Native Americans and members of the Black community. “For generations, the Rangers were an oppressive […]
July 15, 2020
African-American
California Senate Approves Bill Requiring State Universities to Implement Ethnic Studies Course Requirement
Beginning next fall, all California State Universities will implement a three-unit ethnic studies course as part of a graduation requirement for all students, according to Mustang News. On Thursday, the California Senate approved the Assembly Bill 1460 to establish an ethnic studies course focused on Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and Latinx Americans. If […]
June 26, 2020
Native Americans
Protestors Tear Down Controversial Pioneer Statues at U of Oregon
As protests against systemic racism continue around the country, activists on Saturday tore down two ‘pioneer’ statues on the University of Oregon campus that many say represent a legacy of the murder of Native Americans, reported KLCC. Following the toppling of the statues, the university issued a statement saying it does not condone what happened, […]
June 15, 2020
African-American
Medical Colleges Association Calls For Race, Ethnicity Data on COVID-19 Infections
The Association of American Medical Colleges is calling for more granular data that reflects the race and ethnicity of people sickened by COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The association said the pandemic is illuminating longstanding social, economic and health inequities in the U.S. And it is visible in that people of color, […]
April 14, 2020
Native Americans
Three N. Dakota Colleges May Acknowledge They Are Housed on Native American Land
Three North Dakota colleges may soon acknowledge that they are housed on land that once belonged to Native Americans, reported Grand Forks Herald. The institutions considering the move — seen as a way to respect tribes who occupied the land before the U.S. — are the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, the North […]
April 13, 2020
Native Americans
2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Oscar Vasquez-Mena
To grasp the size of materials Dr. Oscar Vazquez-Mena studies, divide a millimeter — about the width of a dime — by 1,000. You’ll arrive at a micrometer, a unit roughly the size of bacteria. But don’t stop there; divide by another 1,000 and, finally, you reach Vazquez-Mena’s specialty: the nanometer.
January 31, 2020
African-American
Un-Civil Rights: America’s Fear of Diversity in 2020
Have the war protests started? Are your students beginning to wonder about military service and the importance of a draft? Our country’s constitutional crisis seems to be coming to a head as we deal with a president who insists he can do anything he wants.
January 12, 2020
Native Americans
You Know Cesar Chavez—How About Larry Itliong?
I call Larry Itliong a classic H.O., as in “historical omission.”If you talk about the farm labor movement in California and don’t mention Itliong, you have a hole in your soul.
October 21, 2019
Native Americans
Report Details High Rates of Suspension for Native Americans in K–12
An examination of school district data in the state of California shows the statewide suspension rate for Native American children and youth is more than double the statewide suspension average.
September 16, 2019
Page 1 of 3
Next Page