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“I am truly honored to have received the Guggenheim Fellowship. Not just for myself, but because it acknowledges the significance of my field, which is American Indian history…
A remembrance of Jim Denomie (BFA '95, art; BA American Indian studies '95), who meant so much to this community through his kind spirit and his dedication to painting with…
The course will use “story maps” to illustrate past and present injustices against local Indigenous communities, and its implications extend well beyond the classroom.
Brendan Kishketon of the American Indian Studies Department is helping American Indian teens feel at home at the U of M through the American Indian Summer Institute (AISI)…
Curious about his Native language as a teenager, Šišókaduta Joe Bendickson learned Dakota at the U of M and now teaches the language to the next generation. He feels he’s in a…
The epitome of a lifelong learner, Kate Beane has worked tirelessly to understand the links between the historic and contemporary experiences of her Native community.
A new Living Learning Community (LLC) called the Dakota Language House will launch next fall to advance and support students’ learning of the Dakota language. The Dakota…
Northrop Professor of the Department of American Studies, Brenda Child, is mentioned in Vogue's article "Indigenous Fashion Is More Than Tradition," pointing out Child's…
Northrop Professor Brenda Child of the Department of American Studies talks more on the history of the jingle dress tradition in the Ojibwe culture in an article featured in…
Northrop Professor in the Department of American Studies Brenda J. Child gives her insight on the similarities between Kamala Harris and Charles Curtis, an American Indian…
Northrop Professor of the Department of American Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Brenda Child and daughter, Benay Child, are featured by MPR News as a part of…
History Department and Department of American Indian Studies alumna Vanessa GoodThunder is featured by MPR News in honor of Native American Heritage Month.
