Native Americans

A land acknowledgement officially recognizes the indigenous people who originally inhabited an area. On Thursday January 6, Utah State University released their official general land acknowledgement statement, and a unique acknowledgement specific to each regional campus as well.

Something exciting today: a live episode of the podcast DEBUNKED which seeks to dispel harmful myths and stereotypes about people who use drugs, persons…

As part of the seventh Utah State University Native American Summer Mentorship program last week, a cultural competency course for faculty was offered to…

In episode six, we are debunking the myth “Native Americans have a predisposition to addiction.” Our host, Tim Light, welcomes guests Carlos Rivera, a…

This year marks the 157th anniversary of the largest massacre of Native Americans in the United States.Darren Parry, a relative of one of the survivors of…

As the appointed committee for the management of Bears Ears National Monument meets for the first time today, stakeholders hope they can agree on the…

Growing up in a gang in the city can be dark. Growing up Native American in a gang in Chicago is a whole different story. This book takes a trip through…

Author and ethnographer Rodney Frey won the 2018 Evans Handcart Award from Utah State University's Mountain West Center for Regional Studies for his book…

The received idea of Native American history–as promulgated by books like Dee Brown’s mega-bestselling 1970 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee–has been that…

Growing up in a gang in the city can be dark. Growing up Native American in a gang in Chicago is a whole different story. This book takes a trip through…