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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

A young woman in a handmade dress dances as two men beat hand drums and a woman in white sings. In the background is a crowd, including a child on top of his father’s shoulders.

Chicago’s Indigenous community, politicians rally for recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 12, 2021

Drum beats and incantations rang out Monday morning in Pottawattomie Park while Marissa Garcia, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, performed a healing dance called a “jingle dance”...

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research building. The front is beige with green shrubbery and a black sign in the front lawn.

Thinking collaboratively and engaging publicly: CNAIR hosts third annual Research Symposium

May 21, 2021

Northwestern’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research hosted its third annual Research Symposium Thursday, inviting the community to engage with scholarship by the center’s fellows. The...

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, located at 515 Clark St. Some of the books from the recent donation will go to CNAIR.

Scholar donates collection of American Indian and Indigenous books and texts to NU

August 30, 2020

Northwestern recently received an extensive collection of American Indian texts from acclaimed scholar Arlene Hirschfelder. The donation, which includes about 1,800 books and 65 unique journals with...

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...

Defining Safe: The Path to a Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies

Defining Safe: The Path to a Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies

May 15, 2020

For years, students at Northwestern have been pushing the University to reckon with its history and complicity in settler colonialism. One of their principal demands? A program in Native American and Indigenous...

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Patty Loew