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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Northwestern campus is located on the ancestral lands of the Council of the Three Fires, Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations.

Native American and Indigenous community amplifies land acknowledgement dialogue

February 14, 2024

After Weinberg junior Athena GoingSnake marched through The Arch alongside hundreds of her classmates during Wildcat Welcome, she was surprised to hear speakers read a land acknowledgment. GoingSnake,...

Four people are carrying a birch canoe on the beach.

Indigenous community members release birch bark boat into Lake Michigan

May 8, 2023

Indigenous students and community members gathered at the beach outside the Northwestern Sailing Center on Friday morning to launch a hand-crafted birch bark canoe for its inaugural trip on Lake Michigan. Indigenous...

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.

Combatting erasure: How to craft a Land Acknowledgement on Northwestern’s campus

November 16, 2020

“The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations,” Northwestern’s...

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...

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...

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