Alivia Britton News Today

Content warning: This article contains mentions of death and anti-Indigenous violence.  When the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance learned Earth Day was an option for its second annual traditional spring Pow Wow, SESP sophomore and Pow Wow Planning Committee co-Chair Alivia Britton, who is Odawa, said “Honoring the Land” became the obvious theme. “The...

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. 10. A purple decal of a land acknowledgment spanned some of the windows. Food from Ketapanen Kitchen, a Menominee catering service, included a spread with cloves...

After more than three hours of deliberation, Associated Student Government granted all additional funding requests to 27 student groups, amounting to $66,609.27, at its Senate meeting Wednesday.  Student group representatives appeared before the Senate and requested additional funding for line items not approved by the Student Activities and Finance Committee. Groups included the Middle Eastern...

Northwestern’s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance centered laughter and community in its Indigenous Peoples Day celebration Monday.  Ten people attended NAISA’s Sunrise Ceremony at 6:15 a.m., and about 20 community members, Native and non-Native, attended the group’s Sunset Gathering at Clark Street Beach.  SESP senior and NAISA co-Chair Isabella Twocrow, who is Oglala Lakota...

Jun. 12—ISLESBORO, Maine — To the students at Islesboro Central School, the senior class trip is a really big deal. In years past, teenagers who attend school on the small Maine island have gone to such exotic locales as Iceland, Norway and Panama. The class trip is something that students spend years dreaming about and working toward by holding fundraisers. "It definitely means a lot to all ...