American Indian Studies News
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Blugold shares family's traditions, culture through dance
Like many Blugolds, Gabrielle White values the traditions — as well as the heirlooms — her family has passed down from generation to generation. However, unlike most of her Blugold peers, Gabrielle gets to share her cherished family traditions and treasures with the UW-Eau Claire campus and greater Eau Claire communities. Since she was a teen, the junior psychology major from Black River Falls has been among the dancers at UW-Eau Claire’s annual Honoring Education Powwow. This year, she was the head dancer at the powwow on her campus.
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Honoring Education Powwow set for Nov. 4
UW-Eau Claire will host its annual Honoring Education Powwow Saturday, Nov. 4, in Zorn Arena. The doors will open at 11 a.m., the Grand Entries of dancers begin at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and the feast will begin at 5 p.m. Presented each year through the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the powwow celebrates the culture that bridges the past with the energy and vitality of 21st-century Native American people.
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Geography professor wins prestigious national teaching award
A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire geography professor with a talent and passion for creating learning experiences in his classroom and around the world has received a prestigious national teaching award. Dr. Ezra Zeitler, an associate professor of geography and anthropology, is the recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Distinguished Teaching Award from the National Council for Geographic Education.
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Alumni success story: Michael Ojibway
Blugold alumnus and American Indian Studies graduate Michael Ojibway ('08) reflects on his time as a student, and how his path has brought him to a role of true leadership in the native community.
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AIS major works to help families in distress on WI reservation
Senior American Indian Studies and social work major Savannah Rigert is completing an internships on the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation in Sawyer County of northern Wisconsin, working make it possible to keep children and families together.
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AIS minor creates useful catalog of Indian artifacts
When Shelby Miller declared her minor in American Indian Studies, it became the perfect opportunity to combine her major, public history, and her interest in museum work to accomplish a much-needed tool for students in American Indian Studies--a detailed artifact catalog.
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An experience worth repeating: Pine Ridge Reservation immerison
For three years, the American Indian Studies program sponsored a cultural immersion experience at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. One student was so impacted by the experience, she repeated the trip two more times. Find out about this unique service-oriented immersion.
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Native American Studies master's degree student: One alumna's journey
When Jenna Vater came to UW-Eau Claire, she didn't really know what she wanted to do with her life, beyond the fuzzy idea of "helping people." After some soul searching and introductory courses, she declared a major in public history and minor in American Indian Studies, which she soon upgraded to a double major. Read about her journey to her master's degree.
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Q&A with an AIS intern: Kristi Bechtel at the Ho-Chunk Nation
We all know what an impact an internship can have on the academic and career goals of our students. But what you might now know is really how that all works, how they happen, how students prepare for those opportunities. One former intern gives us the basics of how she got her internship, and what it meant to her.
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Discussion to focus on controversial pipeline, protests
Protests around a controversial oil pipeline that critics say could harm the environment and threaten Native American historic, religious and cultural sites in the Upper Midwest will be the topic of a discussion this month at UW-Eau Claire. A #NoDAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) panel discussion will begin at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in Woodland Theater of Davies Center.
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'Sing Our Rivers Red' exhibit focuses on loss and life of indigenous women
Dr. Heather Ann Moody, along with a team of faculty and students, have worked hard to bring an exhibit to campus that raises awareness regarding indigenous women’s issues.
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Honoring Education Powwow set for Nov. 5
UW-Eau Claire will host its annual Honoring Education Powwow Saturday, Nov. 5, in Zorn Arena. The event is part of the university's Native American Heritage Month celebration.
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UW-Eau Claire Artists Series to present Native Pride Dancers
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Native Pride Dancers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in Schofield Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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Proposed curricular changes in College of Arts and Sciences
Following are proposed curricular changes in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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AIS capstone: Battling type II diabetes in Indigenous communities
For 2016 American Indian Studies graduate Alan Thicke, completing his capstone requirement grew naturally out of a discovery made in classrooms — Type II diabetes is on the rise among Indigenous peoples, especially among children. He set out to create ways to reverse that trend.
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Honoring Education Powwow: An annual tradition
A central event in the UW-Eau Claire celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Honoring Education Powwow set for Nov. 7 is a day of song, dance and celebration of native culture.
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Pine Ridge Immersion trip takes Blugolds inside Lakota culture and history
As part of the Domestic Cultural Immersion Grant Program, Heather Moody, assistant professor of American Indian Studies, takes students each summer to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota — and sees profound results.
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Events to honor Council Oak, Indigenous Peoples Day at UW-Eau Claire
A celebration of the Council Oak tree on the UW-Eau Claire campus will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day.