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Winnipeg Free Press Indigenous graduating-class size at U of M a remarkable achievement; new provincial legislation a big step backward By: Niigaan Sinclair | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, May. 10, 2021 Opinion The University of Manitoba graduated 510 Indigenous students on Saturday, the largest cohort in its history. The University of Manitoba graduated 510 Indigenous students on Saturday, the largest cohort in its history. Comparatively, in 2011 — the year I started teaching at the U of M — there were 158. That’s more than thre...

Exhibit on view at Missoula Art Museum showcases entirely new work by Aaniiih artist Sean Chandler portrait, 2021. MISSOULA, MONT .- Sean Chandler (Aaniiih) presents his first solo exhibition at a Montana museum and first significant exhibition in over a decade. His work infuses experiences from his childhood in Eastern Montana, including his love of Major League Baseball, and the history of Native assimilation into white culture, as well as teachings from his father. His father, Al Chandler, grew up on an Indian Residential School near Pierre, South Dakota, and was later the focus of a 1983 ...

Exhibit opening at Missoula Art Museum showcases entirely new work by Aaniiih artist, first in over a decade Sean Chandler: New Works is on view at Missoula Art Museum from May 7 to August 8 Author: (Photo: courtesy Missoula Art Museum) Sean Chandler: New Works is on view at Missoula Art Museum from May 7 to August 8 News Release Missoula Art Museum Sean Chandler, Aaniiih, presents his first solo exhibition at a Montana museum and first significant exhibition in over a decade. His work infuses experiences from his childhood in Eastern Montana, including his love of Major League Baseball, and ...

In March, OU honored five Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma with the opening of the "Five Moons Lounge" in Copeland Hall, which was intended to serve as a "source of representation and inspiration for all." OU Native American students, however, said they still feel underrepresented at OU and by education surrounding Native American studies.  OU Press Editor Joseph Brandt and OU President William Bizzell sought to construct an American Indian institute at OU, according to the Native American Studies website. Three courses were inaugurated in the 1930s, making OU one of the first univ...

Gov. Kristi Noem asks Biden administration to allow July 4 fireworks at Mount Rushmore South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — marking Thomas Jefferson's birthday — sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday, April 13, asking the federal government to reconsider its decision to cancel this coming Independence Day's fireworks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | × President Donald Trump spoke at Mount Rushmore on Friday, July 3, 2020, as part of a national fireworks celebration. (Matt Gade / Forum News Service...