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Tipi raising at KU to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day
KU and Haskell students will host a tipi raising Wednesday in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day.
Tom Harper / The Lawrence Times
KU and Haskell students will host a tipi raising Wednesday in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day.
Elwood Ott, a Lawrence advocate for suicide prevention and mental health, has earned an inaugural award celebrating support of Native American students.
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The annual Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival at KU will feature activities for all ages, speakers, student researchers and two grand entries. Events kick off with a free film screening and panel this week.
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A new namesake award will honor people who embody a KU administrator’s advocacy for Native American students.
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Community members gathered at the Lied Center Saturday for the KU First Nations Student Association’s 35th powwow and seventh Indigenous Cultures Festival.
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Students with the First Nations Student Association at KU plan to raise a tipi on campus in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day. Two panels are also planned.
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The KU First Nations Student Association’s Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival invited community members for a day of activities and learning on Saturday, all leading up to the evening Grand Entry.
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Community members gathered at the Lied Center Saturday to learn about and celebrate Indigenous culture through the 34th annual KU First Nations Student Association powwow.
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Community members are invited to celebrate Indigenous culture in Lawrence through a daylong powwow and festival hosted by a University of Kansas student group on Saturday, April 8.
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Members of KU’s First Nations Student Association are planning their annual Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival, and organizers are asking for volunteers to help at the event.
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