Beginning in high school, American studies professor Bianet Castellanos had an interest in the history and the culture of the indigenous people of Mexico. That particular history wasn’t easy to explore.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is sponsoring a Sawyer Seminar for 2017–18 that promises to examine the conflicts that arise from varying relations to land.
Professors Brenda Child, Kevin Murphy, and Jean O'Brien have joined a nationwide mass incarceration interpretation project focused on American Indian incarceration in Minnesota.
If you’re going to be heading to the Great Minnesota Get-together, stop by the University of Minnesota building to say 'hello' to some of our departments, who will be at the State Fair this year.
American Indian studies professor and historian Brenda Child speaks about Ojibwe language loss and a era of revitalization, to preserve the language through immersive activities.
Learn about the new online Ojibwe People's Dictionary, a technological marvel created by the Department of American Indian Studies and the Minnesota Historical Society.
At TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, thousands turned out to protest the Redskins name before the team's game against the Minnesota Vikings. Carrying signs with slogans like "#NotYourMiscot," Native American protesters gathered in traditional ceremonial garb to call for Washington's team to change their name and mascot, which they describe as racist and hurtful.
