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Indigenous Peoples Day is being celebrated on WSU campuses Oct. 11 with several events including a film screening and an address from a prominent Native American author and poet.

Events kick off at 12:10 p.m. with a lecture by Robert Miller, a professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

WSU is commemorating its second annual Indigenous People’s Day on Oct. 14 with cultural festivities including traditional dance and the set up of a tipi by Native American Programs on the Pullman campus.

The director of Native American Health Sciences at WSU has strengthened partnerships between the university and regional tribes.

By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Thanks to two state grants, Washington State University is providing greater access for specific groups of educators to become state-certified teachers.

PULLMAN, Wash. – WSU Pullman is hosting the Indigenous Education Institute June 19-23.

By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – A 2008 report shows that K-12 Native American students perform better when they have native teachers, yet Native Americans are only one percent of Washington’s teachers. To provide more, Washington State University will host the Future Native Teachers Initiative (FNTI) March 5-7.

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Students got to dig deep in a Washington State University Tri-Cities class recently, exploring archaeology while uncovering authentic materials provided by local Native Americans.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Two Washington State University researchers are part of a new study finding that present-day Native Americans migrated in a single wave from Siberia at least 23,000 years ago.

PULLMAN, Wash. – More than 150 people representing institutions from 25 states have registered for the Native American Student Advocacy Institute (NASAI) to be held on Washington State University’s Pullman campus June 4-5.