The Step by Step project began their state-wide initiative of hosting conversations on the climate change crisis and how individuals can become involved. On June 9th, 2022, their first event was held at the auditorium at the Haskell Indian Nations University with various members of the Lawrence community in attendance.Continue Reading
Transcript: VO: Haskell senior Debbie Griffin is curating a project, titled “Whispering Leaves of Spirit”. A book that will highlight the rich history of Indigenous cultures and provide historical documentation for future Haskell students. Debbie: “My project is to document stories or culture of the tribes of the students orContinue Reading
Transcript: In their first appearance in six years, the Haskell women’s basketball team has qualified for the 2022 NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) National Tournament. A Press Conference and Bracket Reveal Party highlighted the team’s success and hope for the journey. Head Coach Adam Strom spoke about the team’sContinue Reading
“Write. It’s important to write and to make sure you have that time to write and to feed your mind with music, songs, art and thoughts of moving forward.” – Joy Harjo 2022 Joy Harjo, Mvskoke Creek citizen and first Indigenous U.S. Poet Laureate, enlivened a group of Haskell studentsContinue Reading
Congratulations HINU Class of 2021! 2-Year Degrees Associate of Arts, Media Communication Tyran James Banks Delilah Melanie Begay Madison P. Red Dog Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts Rainy Dee’Chay Jawea Attocknie Mary Sophia Bighorn Dominique Cree Brown Skyla Denise Bunch Mia Elizabeth Chamberlin Skyler Ray Devoe Angelo Levin Fixico ShaneContinue Reading
Winning 14 awards — four 1st place, four 2nd place, three 3rd place, and three honorable mention awards — Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) students were recognized for their achievements in Native journalism at the 2021 National Native Media Awards. Among the first place finishes, student writers collectively received firstContinue Reading
Native American and Alaska Native women suffer from the nation’s highest rates of domestic and sexual violence. StrongHearts Native Helpline was created specifically for Indigenous communities to feel comfortable and re-empower those who this violence has impacted. StrongHearts is a product of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and National IndigenousContinue Reading
A previously undetermined Technology Grant amount has now been announced as $1,000 per student for the spring semester. The student aid grant comes from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) announced earlier in the semester. Distribution of the grant will begin April 5, with many students alreadyContinue Reading
Congratulations HINU Fall Graduate Class of 2020! 2-Year Degrees Associate of Arts, Communication Studies Jakoby Stump William Wilkinson, Cum Laude Associate of Arts, Media Communication Sarah-Pearl Hall Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts Tristian Antonio, Cum Laude Tiffany Berryhill, Magna Cum Laude Joseph Cesspooch, Cum Laude Kylee Coulston Taiyah Duran RandyContinue Reading
Muralist Steven Grounds (Navajo & Euchee), a past student at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU), painted the portraits of the late Vine Deloria, Jr. (Standing Rock Sioux) and Grounds’ past instructor Daniel Wildcat, Ph.D (Euchee) on the walls of Tommaney Hall Library. Grounds had previously painted a mural of JimContinue Reading