Gabriela Spears-Rico and Jessica Lopez Lyman discuss Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, which comes from the Aztec celebration of loved ones who’ve walked on. It’s…
A new online program from the University of Minnesota Language Center began this fall. It provides a way for University of Minnesota-Morris students to enroll in language…
Carter Meland, a leturer in the Department of American Indian Studies, talks about his first novel, Stories for a Lost Child. The book was one of four finalists for the…
We call upon our neighbors in the University community and the good people of the state of Minnesota to acknowledge and reflect upon the fact that the University of Minnesota…
The Race, Indigeneity, Gender & Sexuality Studies Initiative (RIGS) was established in 2015 to support innovative research, teaching, community-building, and engagement for…
Fawn Grauman-White, community engagement coordinator in the Department of American Indian Studies; Katherine Hayes, associate professor of anthropology; and David Chang…
Lennixx-Rodney Lee, who double majored in American Indian studies and studies in cinema and media culture, has been recognized for outstanding work in an honors thesis titled…
In 1829, Dakota leader Mahpiya Wicasta (Cloud Man) led a group of Dakota men on a hunt. The group became trapped in a blizzard for three days, buried under the snow. He later…
Read more about the life of Ronald L. Libertus. A CLA alumnus, experienced lecturer, and advocate for the Department of American Indian Studies, he used his classes to help…