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Tag: Native Americans
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Nation & World
What the Osage taught Scorsese about ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Members to detail role of tribe in making of new film, legacy of murders on community at Kennedy School event
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A reckoning on Native American remains and cultural objects
Gazette spoke with Philip Deloria, chair of the NAGPRA Advisory Committee, and past chair of the Repatriation Committee at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, to learn about the importance of following both the law and the spirit of the process, what the Peabody has already accomplished, and its future plans.
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Making gifts that keep on giving
Former Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch ’01, M.P.P. ’08, J.D. ’08, started a GoFundMe campaign to help the Navajo and Hopi communities respond to the coronavirus pandemic. She has raised $18 million.
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Nation & World
Giving thanks for what, exactly?
Natives at Harvard College held the Indigenous Inspirers Panel two days before Thanksgiving to discuss how Indigenous people celebrate Thanksgiving. Among the panelists were North Dakota State Rep. Ruth Buffalo, Sadada Jackson, Autumn Peltier, Chenae Bullock, Pua Case, and Tara Houska.
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Another long-overdue reckoning for America
Against the backdrop of the nation’s reckoning with its historical mistreatment of people of color, the Washington Redskins retired its name and in a recent ruling, the Supreme Court confirmed that nearly half of Oklahoma is Native American land. We ask some members of the Harvard community what these two developments mean to them.
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Flying high, then returning home
Blythe George is the first member of the Yurok Tribe of Northern California to earn a doctoral degree from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
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A COVID-19 battle with many fronts
The Gazette asked alumni who are engaged in the battle against the novel coronavirus to share their experiences and how their work has radically changed.
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Gateway City: Viewed as an intersection of slavery, capitalism, imperialism
A new book by historian Walter Johnson sees the history of St. Louis as emblematic of the racial, economic, and legal schisms in America.
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Nation & World
Choctaw Nation’s Burrage thrives at Harvard
Truman Burrage is a stellar graduating senior, an Oklahoma native, and a member of the Choctaw Nation who has been admitted to Harvard Law School.
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Nation & World
Helping Native Americans help themselves
Students who take “Native Americans in the 21st Century” leave the classroom to visit communities in Indian country to help them build healthier communities and reduce disparities in education, health, and economics.
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Nation & World
Preserving a culture, one speaker at a time
Since 1996, the Yuchi Language Project has been fighting to preserve the language of the Yuchi people.
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Nation & World
Saying no to the Dakota Access Pipeline
Foes of the Dakota Access Pipeline under land owned by the Standing Rock Sioux explain their opposition and cite the lessons learned during their protests.
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Nation & World
Native Americans at Harvard
Native Americans from many tribes make up a small but vital segment of the Harvard community.
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Photographing Native American cultures
“Seeds of Culture: The Portraits and Stories of Native American Women” is on view through May 28 at the Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery. The exhibit features 25 photos of Native American women, with interviews, written narratives, music, and song.
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Running as tradition
In advance of the Boston Marathon, a Harvard conference focuses on the achievements of Native Americans, long dominant in the sport.
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Lowe selected for National Council on the Humanities
Shelly C. Lowe, the executive director of the Harvard University Native American Program and a leading advocate for Native Americans in higher education, has been confirmed by the United States Senate and appointed by President Obama to join the National Council on the Humanities.
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A mark on modern Europe
New research from the lab of David Reich challenges the prevailing view among archaeologists that there were no major influxes of new peoples into Europe after the advent of agriculture.
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Law and disorder on the reservation
Tribal judges, policymakers, and scholars made the trip to Harvard Law School for a conference examining crime and punishment among Native Americans.
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Mighty exhibit
Roberto Mighty’s exhibit, “First Contact,” opens Sept. 23 with a one-time film screening and an artist presentation. The exhibit is the culmination of Mighty’s yearlong artist residency at the Harvard Forest. The exhibit continues through October.
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How doctors think, past and present
Physician and historian David Jones works to bridge the gap between medical science and the social forces that shape it, as Harvard’s first A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine.
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Yielding strong results
More than three-quarters of the 2,110 students admitted to Harvard’s Class of 2014 say they will attend the College.
