American Indian Studies News
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Faculty, staff recognized for excellence at Blugold Breakfast
Eight UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff members were honored at the academic year opening meeting. Each award recipient received a university medallion and $1,500.
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UW-Eau Claire celebrates Native American Heritage Month throughout November
Throughout November, UW-Eau Claire will present a series of events in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. Join us for these unique opportunities to learn, understand and celebrate inspiring histories and current voices.
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Second 'Racing Toward Justice' event set for Oct. 11: A conversation with Stephanie Autumn
The "Racing Toward Justice" series welcomes Stephanie Autumn as the second guest of the season on Oct. 11, presenting in person on issues of restorative justice for Indigenous populations.
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Eight receive excellence awards as academic year opens
UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt honored faculty and staff members for their excellence during the Blugold Breakfast and academic year opening meeting.
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Resilience in action: Tressa Lange
When Tressa Lange decides to do something, it gets done despite the obstacles. From taking over running a student organization and obtaining a competitive national internship to succeeding as a student facing a 6-hour round-trip commute, she did it all.
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Red Dress Display to recognize Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day May 5
UW-Eau Claire's Inter-Tribal Student Council will host events May 5 and May 6 in recognition of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day. The Red Dress Display will be on the campus mall on May 5. A virtual discussion will follow on May 6.
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UW-Eau Claire professor to discuss community recognition of Tribal Nations and their land
Dr. Heather Ann Moody, associate professor of American Indian studies at UW-Eau Claire and an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, will present “What Do You Know About Your Neighbors? Recognizing the Native Land and People in Your Community” Nov. 19.
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Blugold leads St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin's legal team
Ashley Duffy, who graduated from UW-Eau Claire in 2014 with a major in American Indian studies and a minor in anthropology, is the general counsel for the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.
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Dr. Heather Ann Moody earns UW System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
Moody, assistant professor of American Indian studies, is the UW-Eau Claire recipient of the UW System's 2019 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award.
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UW-Eau Claire celebrates Native American Heritage Month in November
UW-Eau Claire's Native American History Month kicks off Nov. 4 with a focus on education and the arts. Events aim to create awareness about the current issues facing native peoples and their rich cultures.
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Indigenous Peoples Day celebration set for Oct. 14
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, the American Indian Studies program and the Inter-Tribal Student Council will co-host a campus celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 14, which will include the official rededication of the university seal.
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Blugold Spotlight features Dr. Heather Ann Moody
Dr. Heather Ann Moody is a Blugold alumna and assistant professor of American Indian studies. An enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Moody is passionate about preventing and addressing stereotypes about American Indian people.
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UW-Eau Claire junior celebrates nature one internship at a time
UW-Eau Claire junior Tressa Lange is one of just 20 individuals across the country selected to participate in the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program.
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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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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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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 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 immersion
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.