American Programs News Today

The celebration will begin at 3 p.m. at the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center, where Nez Perce leaders will speak on the history of Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) territory, current Tribal priorities, and what the Tribe is planning for the future.

OU students and organizations, like the Black Student Association, African American Programs and Services and the Kappa Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, celebrated Black History Month with various

WSU programs are sharing ways to engage in the common-reading virtual lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening by Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Washington State University will be honoring Native American Heritage Month by hosting numerous events taking place on the Pullman and Spokane campuses.

The University of Maine Native American Programs and UMaine Extension have hired Tony Sutton as assistant professor of Native American Food Systems. Sutton’s position will focus on Native American food systems and sovereignty, building on relationships established with the Tribes and grants and programs developed in Native American Programs.  Sutton moved to Maine from Oregon […]

Summary - The U.S. House of Representatives passed an omnibus spending package on March 9, 2022, that contains all 12 fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. Also included...

Diaz’s poem, “American Arithmetic,” is featured in this year’s common reading book, Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation. The book is used in dozens of first-year classes.

Today students across campus celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, an opportunity for Native people to educate others and honor their culture.  Joelle Edwards, WSU Native American Programs retention specialist, said the day is the perfect time for people to reflect on the narrative that was previously told.  Events will begin with a teepee assembling demonstration at...

Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 A new grant at Washington State University will allow undergraduate students from WSU, Eastern Washington University, Lewis-Clark State College, and Gonzaga University get real-world agricultural research experience. The USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) grant will put students to work on field research and lab work centered on crops, including visits to farms to talk with agricul...

May 7, 2021 College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences A new grant at Washington State University will allow undergraduate students from WSU, Eastern Washington University, Lewis-Clark State College, and Gonzaga University to get real-world agricultural research experience. The USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) grant will put students to work on field research and lab work centered on crops, in...