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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

University of British Columbia Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot smiles in front of a panelled wall. Text announces her talk on “Indigenous Disruptions: How Indigenous Self-Determination Practices Can Deepen and Expand International Theory.”

Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot speaks on “Indigenous Disruptions” as Weber lecturer

November 5, 2021

In 2010, the Iroquois Nationals field lacrosse team was ranked fourth in the world. The team was set to travel to the World Lacrosse Championship in Britain, but it was stopped in its tracks when it reached...

A black bird with red feathers on its chest perches on top of green leaves. In the background are blue waters.

Northwestern community members to host spring migration walk emphasizing Indigenous knowledge

May 21, 2021

Northwestern community members will go on an organized walk through campus this Saturday, celebrating spring migration of birds through Indigenous knowledge. At 9 a.m., masked, socially distanced attendees...

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research building. The front is beige with green shrubbery and a black sign in the front lawn.

Thinking collaboratively and engaging publicly: CNAIR hosts third annual Research Symposium

May 21, 2021

Northwestern’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research hosted its third annual Research Symposium Thursday, inviting the community to engage with scholarship by the center’s fellows. The...

Indigenous artist Chris Pappan’s exhibit “Drawing on Tradition” at the Field Museum. As a panelist of Friday’s symposium, Pappan utilized the exhibit to challenge viewers to acknowledge and confront contemporary Indigenous presence in museums.

NU, Field Museum and Newberry Library co-host symposium exploring “Indigenous Interventions” in museums and archives

November 17, 2020

Northwestern’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, the Field Museum and the Newberry Library co-hosted a virtual symposium Friday that challenged the historiography of “colonial institutions”...

A screenshot of Frank Waln, Indigenous Peoples’ Day Concert headliner. He kicked off the evening with a land acknowledgement that recognized the homelands Chicago occupies.

Indigenous musicians virtually perform at second annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Concert

October 13, 2020

A cohort of Indigenous musicians virtually performed in front of about 700 viewers across the nation at the second annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Concert, co-hosted by Northwestern’s Center for Native...

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