We are members of the John Evans Study Committee, which in May 2014 submitted its report on the Sand Creek Massacre of November 29, 1864, in southeastern Colorado.
Soldiers savagely attacked a peaceful...
The Associated Student Government Senate met Wednesday, welcoming Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss as a guest speaker and introducing five legislative proposals to be voted on next week.
Weinberg senior and...
Michael H. Schill’s inauguration as the 17th President of Northwestern University Friday has reignited an ongoing conversation about one of the University’s founders, John Evans. During his inaugural...
Before Evanston was founded in 1863, tribal nations including the Potawatomi, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Myaamia (or Miami), Wea, Kiikaapoi (or Kickapoo) and Mascouten called the land home.
When settlers...
Content warning: This story contains mentions of death and anti-Indigenous violence.
The sound of drums, singing and the jingle of dancers’ bells filled Norris University Center’s ground floor Nov....
