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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


Northwestern releases John Evans report, committee concludes he had no direct involvement in massacre but University ignored ‘significant moral failures’

May 29, 2014

Northwestern released Thursday a report detailing NU founder John Evans’ involvement in the Sand Creek Massacre, finding no evidence that Evans was directly involved in planning the massacre but that...

Task force to study Native American community, make recommendations

April 22, 2014

The Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force is currently studying Northwestern's ties to the Native American community to better understand problems the community faces and to improve its relationship...

Andrew Johnson, executive director of the American Indian Center of Chicago, speaks at the Native and Indigenous Northwestern Community Forum Tuesday evening at Harris Hall. Johnson voiced his support for the efforts undertaken by the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance to push NU toward a reconciliation process regarding John Evans’ role in the Sand Creek Massacre.

NAISA open forum pushes Northwestern for more transparency in John Evans research

March 4, 2014

The Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance held an open forum Tuesday to discuss the indigenous community's response to Northwestern's approach to determining John Evans' role in the Sand Creek...

Northwestern professor offers Native American studies class amid John Evans debate

January 14, 2014

Despite the creation of an Introduction to Native American Studies course, members of the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance are continuing their push for the creation of a specific Native...

Native American scholar discusses family, Sand Creek at annual lecture

November 10, 2013

Leading Native American scholar Henrietta Mann spoke Saturday about the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre through the lens of the life of her great-grandmother, a survivor of the attack. Mann, president of the...

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