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Preserving a People: Reversing the Decline of Ojibwe Language

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With as few as 1,000 Native speakers of Ojibwe remaining, preserving the language is more important than ever. It’s “a big effort to not lose who we are; how we view the world is in the language,” says Professor Brendan Fairbanks, who works tirelessly to revitalize the language through teaching, research, and special programming.

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Native Artist Series: Healing, Humor, and Art

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The Native Artist Talk Series, hosted by the Department of American Indian Studies, features Native American artists and provides a platform for discourse about modern Native American identities, creating opportunities for engagement between students, University alumni, faculty, and the Twin Cities community.

Canoes: Indigeneity, Relocation, and Maintaining Tradition

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Due to rising sea levels, the Pacific Islands are struggling with cultural loss as Natives are forced to relocate. To counteract the potential loss of water practices in Pacific Islander cultures, Professor Vince Diaz is working on three major canoe projects that will work in tandem to maintain and adapt their ancient traditions.

Student Spotlight: Sereen Waletski-Nazzal

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American Indian Studies Senior, Sereen Waletski-Nazzal, presents her thesis at 2018 National Council for Undergraduate Research's annual conference

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Reviving Memory, Creating Change

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Professor Jean O'Brien has been awarded the Dean's Medalist award for 2018. As a historian and a mentor, one of her goals is to explore and teach the importance of persistence.

Carter Meland Finalist for 30th Annual Minnesota Book Award

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Exclusive Interview with Carter Meland, author of Stories for a Lost Child, one of 36 finalists for the 30th Annual Minnesota Book Award

Native Artist Talk Series featured on Minnesota Native News

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Minnesota Native News: Native Artist Talk Series Showcases Careers

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Kate Beane and Carly Bad Heart Bull: The Storytellers

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CLA alumnae Kate Beane and Carly Bad Heart Bull have brought positive change and representation by restoring the name Bde Maka Ska to the lake previously named for the infamous secessionist John C. Calhoun.

Syd Beane drills in a new sign to officially recognize the name Bde Maka Ska.

It's final: Lake Calhoun is now Bde Maka Ska, named in honor of original...

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Minneapolis has replaced the old Lake Calhoun sign to reflect its historic renaming to Bde Maka Ska.

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Vanessa Goodthunder to Teach Dakota Language at Lower Sioux

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Helping others understand Dakota culture has been a passion for alumna Vanessa Goodthunder, and it was that passion which led her to a unique opportunity to speak for the Dakota people, and all of Minnesota’s Native Americans, at the state level.

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