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Our University has much to honor and celebrate for Native American Heritage Month

UW Presidential Blog

Throughout November, we take joy in honoring National Native American Heritage Month , a time to celebrate the many extraordinary accomplishments and contributions that Indigenous people and communities bring to our University and our world.

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Australia: sector warns of No vote implications

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Australia rejected engraining Indigenous people in the constitution by developing a specialist advisory body in a referendum on October 14. The vote would have entrenched a Voice to Parliament that would represent Indigenous citizens, who make up 3.8% “That’s a problem,” he said.

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Endangered Indigenous Languages: Universities Advance Revitalization Efforts

Insight Into Diversity

With the threat of global languages being lost at the rate of at least one per month, linguists, institutions, researchers, and affected communities are collaborating to maintain, revitalize, and celebrate Indigenous languages. Research shows that certain Indigenous languages are at the greatest risk of disappearing.

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If we view colonialism as an “historical and ongoing global project where settlers continue to occupy land, dictate social, political, and economic systems, and exploit Indigenous people and their resources” (Belfi & Sandiford), then, decolonization is the process of undoing and redressing the resulting colonizing practices.

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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month and the deep roots of Indigenous people and culture at the UW

UW Presidential Blog

As we honor the contributions and experiences of Indigenous people throughout National Native American Heritage Month , her words ring especially true for our University of Washington community, which is deeply connected to the American Indian and Alaska Native people and communities that play a vital role in our past, present and future.

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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alex Red Corn Recently at our Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Kansas State University, Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee spoke from the heart about matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation. Indigenous peoples of the U.S.,

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First Doctoral Program at a TCU Will Contribute to Native Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

has put NTU on the map across the world. representing hundreds of indigenous tribes, cultures, and languages. and NTU leadership and faculty believe that this inaugural class will make history, using their new doctoral titles and research to bring about change and help indigenous nations become more sovereign. Dr. Siri G.

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