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Back to the Land Outside link
26 November 2024Carleton welcomed its second Indigenous faculty member at the start of fall term. A member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (one of two federally recognized tribes of Ho-Chunk), Roger Faust ’19 joins Environmental Studies as part of a broader effort to deepen and extend institutional Indigenous engagement…
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Carleton receives $1.5M grant to fund Indigenous Engagement in Place initiative Outside link
24 January 2024A $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation will fund Carleton’s new Indigenous Engagement in Place initiative, a three-year project that will expand curricular and scholarly collaborations with Indigenous partners to enliven learning, teaching and public scholarship in the humanities and across the liberal arts…
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“Making Relatives: Plants, Trees, and Waters”
17 May 2023Ida Downwind returned to campus April 24-28, 2023, following her attendance of the Minnesota Indian Education Association conference. At the conference, she shared her work at Carleton with teachers, students, staff, faculty, and state education leadership.
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Ida Downwind, Elder-in-Residence at Carleton for 2023, made her first visit to campus in January.
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Last year, we were honored to entertain a presidential delegation from the Prairie Island Indian Community, the first of several wonderful exchanges with the community involving students, faculty, and staff. Following thoughtful conversations with Prairie Island President Shelley Buck and the Carleton Indigenous Peoples Alliance (IPA) last fall, we committed to advancing a number of priorities…
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Marcy Averill’s new position as Indigenous communities liaison at Carleton has a wide focus. In collaboration with Indigenous communities and organizations, her role works with faculty, students, and staff from across the college…
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Dr. Denise Lajimodiere’s week-long residency on campus increased visibility for Native students and prompted thoughts of healing and honest storytelling for attendees.
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This Land is Their Land Outside link
23 January 2022Indigenous students — in collaboration with select faculty members, staff representatives, and leaders of the Prairie Island Indian Community — are working to help the college address their collective strengths, traditions, and needs.
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Native students, professor, allies form community partnerships around Indigenous issues.