Native Author to Release an Award Winning Poetry Collection
Poetry and art come together to tell contemporary tragedies and highlight Native American issues through the poetry collection of Heid E. Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) and the accompanying cover art of Andrea Carlson (Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) in the soon to be released book, LittleContinue Reading
The Indian Leader Wins General Excellence Award for Overall Student Coverage
The Indian Leader staff writers swept categories and won awards at the 2020 National Native Media Awards which were hosted by the Native American Journalist Association (NAJA). The awards were announced earlier today which honored Haskell Indian Nations University’s (HINU) student newspaper “The Indian Leader” with the distinction of FirstContinue Reading
Change the Mascot?
A preliminary study conducted by the Indian Leader Association shows an even divide among the Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) community regarding HINU’s use of Plains Native American imagery as a mascot. The opt-in survey distributed through social media and student emails asked students, past students and alumni, faculty, andContinue Reading
Student Body President Steps Down
Student Body President William Wilkinson is stepping down from the Student Government Association (SGA) to focus on his new role as a Field Organizing Fellow for the Kansas Democratic Party. Wilkinson was originally elected to the position of Student Body Vice President in the April elections and assumed the roleContinue Reading
Urgent Email Updates
Students had less than 24 hours to read an urgent notice sent out by Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) announcing the migration of HINU’s email server and providing new instructions for students following the migration. The notice advised students to “… print these instructions [out] or just download to yourContinue Reading
Member of the Haskell Family Passes On
Our community is joined by the somber news of the death of David Bohanon who passed this morning. Bohanon majored in Business Administration at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) and continued to contribute to the HINU community serving as an IT Specialist for 17 years. Students new and old willContinue Reading
HINU Represented on the Front Lines of BLM
A new age awakens one of the biggest movements in civil rights history as countries around the world unify by taking a stand. Protestors are taking to the streets over the corrupt systematic issue of police brutality — specifically for African Americans. The Black Lives Matter Foundation Inc was establishedContinue Reading
Haskell Campus Shop Going Online
The Haskell Campus Shop plans on opening an online version of their store in the near future. “My intern and I have been working on getting an online store going this summer. We’re getting very close to having it up and ready to go,” stated Lonnie Stroud. Lonnie is aContinue Reading
Renovations for the Environmental Science Department
It might have been decades ago since the Environmental Science Department has last seen significant changes to the classroom settings, laboratories, and field storage areas. Here on the Haskell Indian Nations University (HIINU) campus, the four-year degree Environmental Science program is getting a make-over. Sequoyah Hall has encountered some renovationsContinue Reading
Trust Issues with the Department of Interior
By Bradley Billy and Jamie Colvin The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, located in Massachusetts, has been a part of the tribal reservation system since 2007, but their sovereignty may be threatened by the U.S. government. The tribe sits on 321 acres worth of land held in trust by the government. AnContinue Reading