Native American Student Association at Grand Valley State University

02/16/2026

Save the Date! GVSU’s All Walks of Life Traditional Powwow will be April 4th with the times and other information TBA!

02/02/2026

Our schedule for NASA’s Winter 2026 semester! 🫶🏼

In North C Living Center Room 0137 (Enji-maawnjiding) on Mondays.

If you know any GVSU native students please share!

12/14/2023

Save the date! GVSU 2024 powwow scheduled for April 13th & 14th at the fieldhouse. Hope to see you there!

10/09/2023

Our ancestors, in their hundreds of treaties, have always demanded access to education for our children. For a long period of time, this education took the form of Boarding Schools; government ran systems of oppression, trauma, and violence that has had a long hard impact to our community and will continue to have an impact as we begin the healing journey. Part of the healing journey, is sharing and learning history from the perspectives of Turtle Island's first stewards. Melissa Isaac, MSA, citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has forged her path advocating and fighting for our youth to be able to thrive within the colonial education structures. She is now a State of Michigan employee as the Gizhwaasod: Protector of the Young for the Department of Education. Prior to that, she advocated as President of the Confederated Michigan Tribal Education Departments (CMTED) while she served her community as the tribal education director.

INT 100/201 Approved!

10/06/2023

10/03/2023

Please join us as we welcome Hon. Allie Maldonado, citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians to Grand Valley State University. Hon. Maldonado, as seen in the documentary, Warrior Lawyers, will be sharing with us, her journey to becoming an attorney, overcoming the intergeneration trauma of the Boarding School era, to become the State of Michigan's first Anishinaabekwe (Native American woman) to be appointed as judge to the Michigan Court of Appeals. She will share her experiences serving her community for many years, and how her work makes a significant impact on our citizens as well as the importance of having diversity sitting on the bench. This event will take place on our downtown campus, Richard M. Devos Center's Loosemoore Auditorium.

INT 100/201 Approved!

03/24/2023

Aho! Save the Date!

22nd Annual Celebrating All Walks of Life Powwow
April 15th & 16th, 2023.

Saturday Grand Entry: 12 and 5 PM
Sunday Grand Entry: 1 PM

At Grand Valley State University Fieldhouse
Allendale, MI

Pow Wow is a community gathering and celebration of culture through ceremony, song, dance, feasting and socializing. Traditional Pow Wows include invited Elders, Veterans and other honored guests to perform and participate in the celebration. At a Pow Wow, you can expect a series of activities including dancers, drummers, singers, vendors, and food. All while maintaining a central core in a traditional ceremony.

We would really appreciate some more volunteers! You could click the link below if you would like to volunteer!

https://www.gvsu.edu/powwow/volunteer-sign-up-13.htm

Want to Sponsor? Powwow Sponsor Sign-up link is below.

https://www.gvsu.edu/powwow/donations-2.htm

03/23/2023

Just after he finished the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, Hosava Kretzmann was told by a marathon official that he was the first American and sixth person to cross the finish line. He could hardly believe it.

06/28/2022

ALLENDALE, Mich. – Some three dozen Native American students and community members spent their time and energy this weekend building a traditional Three Fires teaching lodge at the Grand Valley State University campus in Allendale, Mich.