Karen Little Coyote returns every year to Sand Creek, the place where her ancestors were massacred over 150 years ago. She finds only sagebrush, sand and heavy silence as she walks down to the waterless...
On the day of the Sand Creek Massacre, Chief White Antelope rushed to tell American soldiers his people meant no harm. When the men continued firing, he crossed his arms over his chest and began to sing.
Descendents...
Northwestern will create a Native American and Indigenous Studies Center using a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the University announced Saturday.
The five-year grant — starting...
Members of Northwestern and Chicago's Native American communities gathered Saturday to discuss the importance understanding the history of the Sand Creek Massacre at its annual commemoration.
More than...
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To explore the diverse identities that make up Northwestern’s community, the One Book One Northwestern program asked students and staff variations of what “home” meant to them.
The responses...
