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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


Nimkii Curley stands outside his house in a blue cap, gown and stole. The cap and stole are decorated with traditional Ojibwe beadwork. He holds an eagle feather.

ETHS stopped a Native student from walking at graduation. Family members say it indicates a need for schoolwide change.

May 25, 2022

Content warning: This story contains mentions of anti-Indigenous violence.  Nimkii Curley was excited to walk at Evanston Township High School District 202’s graduation ceremony Sunday. While...

Indigenous students, faculty, attendees find community at Northwestern’s first annual Pow Wow

May 12, 2022

Northwestern’s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance hosted its first annual student-run Pow Wow. Three years in the making, the spring celebration was dedicated to “Honoring the Matriarchy”...

A group of people link arms on a basketball court. The closest person wears yellow regalia.

Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance organizes Northwestern’s first student-run Pow Wow

May 9, 2022

Four years ago, lumber from the Menominee Tribal Enterprises, a Native-owned and operated business, was used to build the Welsh-Ryan Arena basketball court. The Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance...

A tan stadium, with trees on either side, stands. Silver lettering in the middle of the building reads ‘Ryan Field.’

Northwestern, 7th Ward residents form working group to discuss Ryan Field rebuilding

April 27, 2022

When Northwestern plays at Ryan Field, 7th Ward resident Ken Proskie said his house looks like a movie set. The lighting from the field shines directly into his bedroom, making it seem like the middle...

The front of Evanston Town High School in the snow.

ETHS graduation to return to Welsh-Ryan Arena

March 30, 2022

Evanston Township High School seniors will celebrate their graduation at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena this spring, marking the school’s first in-person, indoor graduation since 2019. ETHS’...

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