Tazbah Chavez, a citizen of the Bishop Paiute Tribe, from the Nüümü, Diné and San Carlos Apache tribes, is speaking today at 4 p.m. Chavez is a performance poet turned director and television writer.
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.
The center, supported by a five‑year, $7.1 million NIH grant, will identify and promote treatments to reduce alcohol abuse among Native people.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Marie Watt, an artist based in Portland, Ore., will deliver the 2018 Jo Hockenhull Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Studies, on April 12.
By Adrian Aumen, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have received a $555,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support development and evaluation of a unique online platform for gathering, curating and sharing Native American library and archive collections nationwide.
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.
By Adriana Aumen, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – The Society of American Archivists has presented its Council Exemplary Service Award to the Sustainable Heritage Network, a project led by Washington State University for digital preservation of cultural heritage.