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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


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Indigenous playwright Larissa FastHorse talks representation, community engagement

April 23, 2024

Award-winning Indigenous playwright and choreographer Larissa FastHorse spoke at Harris Hall Tuesday in a guest speaker event hosted by SESP Dean Bryan Brayboy and Communication Dean E. Patrick Johnson. Brayboy...

Part of the purpose of the festival was to display the creative depth of Indigenous filmmakers, particularly in behind the scenes film production.

First Nations Film and Video Festival showcases short films directed by Indigenous artists

November 5, 2023

About 30 people gathered at Robert Crown Library to watch independent short films directed by Indigenous artists on Sunday afternoon as part of the First Nations Film and Video Festival. The organization...

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Native American voters may have helped decide the 2020 election. But organizers say there’s still work to do

November 19, 2020

Leading up to the 2020 election, Native American organizers across the country engaged in efforts to activate voters in their communities — and numbers in multiple key swing states showed they were successful....

Native photographer Matika Wilbur talks art, perceptions of Native American culture

January 27, 2017

Matika Wilbur’s goal to “change the way we see Native America” first began when she sold everything in her Seattle apartment and set off in an RV to travel the country, she said in a talk Thursday. Wilbur —...

Norris Mini Courses will teach American Indian culture and language this fall

September 27, 2016

With three new culture and language courses to be offered this fall, Norris University Center’s Mini Courses office is taking steps to expand American Indian programming on campus. The courses are...

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