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

The Daily Northwestern


Weinberg faculty call for Native American Studies Department as leadership council visits campus

May 19, 2015

Several Weinberg professors are calling for a Native American Studies Department in a proposal submitted to the dean’s office last week. The seven professors who submitted the proposal comprise a...

Weinberg sophomore Heather Menefee gives a presentation Monday on the Sand Creek massacre. The event, hosted by the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance, was part of the first-ever Social Justice Week.

NAISA hosts documentary screening as Sand Creek investigation launches

May 13, 2013

As University officials launch a committee to research Northwestern founder John Evans' involvement in the Sand Creek Massacre, students hosted an event Monday night to keep Native American representation...

In Focus: Students demand Native American studies, recognition of Evans' role in Sand Creek Massacre

In Focus: Students demand Native American studies, recognition of Evans’ role in Sand Creek Massacre

March 1, 2013

Northwestern did not celebrate “Founders’ Day” this year. Instead, officials called  NU’s 162nd anniversary a “birthday,” in an attempt to appease a group of students who associate the...

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