American Indian Heritage Month Events: November 7-10

Join us for this week’s American Indian Heritage Month events. Monday, November 7 12:00 PM    Ojibwe Language Table (Intercultural Center, CMU 121) A fun and informal opportunity to learn and practice the Ojibwe language with Robert Tibbetts, White Earth Nation. All levels of comprehension are welcome and weekly participation is not required. Thursday, November 10 4:00 PM    Comparing and Contrasting Hollywood’s ‘Indians’ with […]

MSUM launches Indian Center

A new center at MSUM aims to improve recruitment and retention of American Indian students. MSUM sponsored a grand opening ceremony Wednesday for the American Indian Research and Resource Center in Holmquist Hall. In addition to providing a resource library and a hub for research projects, the center will be a gathering place for students. MSUM has about 100 Native American students, or about 1 percent of the student body, said Donna Brown, assistant vice president of student affairs for diversity and inclusion. Read the full inforum article by Amy Dalrymple at http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/270197/