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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


Sage in a bundle burns for a smudging ceremony. CNAIR’s program assistant Jennifer Michals has been smudging at their virtual community open houses.

Center for Native American and Indigenous Research connects through virtual open houses

May 17, 2020

As the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research grapples with the loss of in-person community meetings, Northwestern’s Native American community has found ways to virtually connect and support...

Campus nature walk participants pause to appreciate the land and water where Northwestern was built. Northwestern lies on the lands of the Council of the Three Fires.

Native community holds events in November for 30 Days of Indigenous programming

November 13, 2019

Graduate students Nikki McDaid-Morgan and Forrest Bruce gathered under Weber Arch Tuesday morning with a small group of Indigenous community members to take campus nature walks and appreciate the land...

The Indigenous tour of Northwestern is available to all starting Oct. 14. The site includes an interactive map with videos and descriptions of important locations on campus.

Indigenous People’s Day celebrated by app’s release

October 13, 2019

In honor of Indigenous People’s Day on Oct. 14, Medill Prof. Patty Loew launched digital tours of Indigenous locations on campus, working toward a curriculum for a teachers’ guide about Northwestern’s...

Medill Prof. Patty Loew. Loew is creating a tour of Northwestern and Evanston to educate students and Evanston community members about the area’s indigenous people.

Grant-funded Northwestern Indigenous Tour reveals ‘untold stories’

January 15, 2019

Walking along the Northwestern lakefront, it’s hard to imagine anything other than students and University buildings coloring the backdrop. But centuries ago, the Three Fires Confederacy — made up...

Indigenous professor discusses Native American civil rights, citizenship

November 17, 2017

K. Tsianina Lomawaima, a professor of justice and social inquiry at the University of Arizona, discussed at a talk Thursday how Native Americans and indigenous people have been denied civil rights and...

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