KSU Indigenous Alliance

11/05/2024

Congratulations Dr. Mirta Rodriguez-Chavez on your successful doctoral defense today!

10/08/2024

Join us this Thursday for the Artist Talk by Sherry Haar:
Natural Color and Print from the Prairie | Thurs., Oct. 10, 2024, 5:30 PM | Beach Museum of Art | Free and open to all
Haar is the artist of the fiber art exhibition "Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness" and will take us through methods of dyeing and printing with local plants on textiles.

https://beach.k-state.edu/explore/exhibitions/return-to-prairie-textiles-for-green-burial-awareness.html

at Kansas State University

K-State College of Health and Human Sciences

09/27/2024

K-State's 9th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day--Monday, October 14th (K-State Ballroom; Student Union; Manhattan, KS)

"Healthy Communities: Navigating Colonization and Restoring Indigenous Lifeways."

Keynote Speakers include Diné Director of the Indian Health Service within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. , Roselyn Tso, and Osage filmmaker, Photographer, graphic designer, screenwriter on Reservation Dogs, Co-founder of the 1491s, Ryan RedCorn.

Lunch will be catered by Indigenous chef Jason Champagne and will feature a short film “Creator Gives Us Language: A Story of Rematriating Kanza Íe,” made in partnership with the Kaw Nation citizens and the Kansas Land Treaties Project.

Registration:
Individual Registration: https://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_54m3TqkX1XeLlOK

Faculty Registration for classes/groups : https://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpVUKkvfgXXntMW

04/15/2024

I'm inspired by this short film in so many ways, and it makes me happy to see so many familiar faces in here. For educators out there, this is an efficient way to teach about the geography, history, AND ongoing perseverance and adaptations of the Osage, Kaw, Omaha, Quapaw, and Ponca Nations. I would have loved to have seen this at a young age because it would have helped hedge some of the shame of being older and learning more of the details behind these histories and geographies, which prompted questions such as "Why/How did I not learn this earlier?"... Thats the power of "good schools" and Eurocentric status quos that asked me to learn more about Roman and Greek history than the histories of the lands we were standing on. Their/our names and words are already found all over the region as towns, roads, counties, parks, etc. This can help bring more context to what our students (and grown adults) already see on a daily basis. Also, if you teach about boarding schools, this can help offer a counter weight to all the "poor sad Indians got screwed over and then disappeared" narrative. Furthermore: I hope folks recognize the generations of work, perseverance, and innovation lurking behind this 9:25 second video. Nice work by Ryan RedCorn, Braxton Redeagle, Desiree Brave, and the Osage Nation Language Department. 𐓵𐓘𐓧𐓣 𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓪𐓟.

Dhegiha | The Osage people are part of the Dhegihan subgroup, also consisting of the Ponca, Omaha, Kaw, and Quapaw. The tribes share many commonalities in la...

11/09/2023

For this Native American Heritage Month , Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is honored to highlight the accomplishments of Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal members contributing to their sovereign nations! Not only do they contribute important knowledge and diligence to their communities, but to our country! To start off we are excited to introduce an esteemed Cheyenne and Arapaho citizen working diligently in the field of education and working towards a Ph.D:

Carrie F. Whitlow is an enrolled citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and is descendant from the Kiowa and Muscogee Creek Tribes. Her Arapaho name is Nanak’ate Hisea, which means Light or Yellowhair Woman and was given to her by her grandmother. She is the daughter of Dara Franklin and the late Billy Whitlow. Her maternal grandparents are the late Arapaho Chief Virgil Franklin, Sr. and Violet Bernice Franklin and her paternal grandparents are the late William Joseph Whitlow and Geraldine Tallbull Morton.

She currently serves as the Executive Director for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Department of Education. Ms. Whitlow has worked for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes for the past 17 years in various management/leadership capacities.

She is also a 4th year doctoral student at Kansas State University pursuing a Ph.D. in Adult Learning and Leadership and a graduate certificate in Qualitative Research. Ms. Whitlow’s research interests include Indigenous female leadership, Indigenous feminism, and Tribal Education Departments (TEDs)/Tribal Education Agencies (TEAs).

Ms. Whitlow has an A.A. degee in Liberal Arts and a B.A. degree in American Indian Studies from Haskell Indian Nations University. She also has a Master’s in Education degree in Adult and Higher Education with an emphasis in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration from the University of Oklahoma.

Carrie is a member of the Tribal Education Departments National Assembly (TEDNA), Oklahoma Council for Indian Education (OCIE), National Indian Education Association (NIEA), American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).

Please stay tuned as Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site celebrates Native American Heritage Month!

Image:
Carrie Whitlow (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma/Kiowa/Muscogee Creek) stands in a traditional tooth dress with ribbon work embroidery, she also wears a beaded crown with feather plume and beaded jewelry. She holds a traditional eagle feather fan, beaded purse, and dance shawl with fringes that includes traditional embroidery designs. (Photo provided by: Carrie Whitelow)

11/04/2023

November (Pokmėnesėn kisės) is Native American Heritage month. It is a time for us to celebrate where we have come from, a time to educate others, and a time to continue working towards our future.

There are many ways you can acknowledge the significance of Native American Heritage Month. Discussion is one way, Miss Potawatomi shares what it’s like to be a young Native person in today’s world:

“There are two different worlds that young Natives have to live in. It can be difficult to merge the two together, we have a lot to learn and carry. Finding a balance between the two worlds, for me, includes participating in ceremonies, social events, being open-minded to all walks of life, accepting people for who they are and proudly sharing my culture. Staying up to date on current events world-wide and staying connected with other Native youth helps me to understand perspectives from both worlds that I live in. The thing I wish for the most though is for our textbooks to be factual. Teach the correct history. Respect our history.”

10/10/2023

10/10/2023

Miss Potawatomi repping the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation with Little Soldier at K-State Indigenous Peoples Day!

09/06/2023

Check out our Turtle Guide to College, a step-by-step guide for high school students preparing for college!

Parents are their children's first teachers and provide the foundation on which future generations' social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual well-being rests. In addition to the Education Structure on the Turtle Map, there are tips for understanding GPAs, networking relationships, community service, and more.