Native American Fashion Show Highlights Identity and Artistry Within Designs

On November 13, The Native Student Services held a Native American fashion show in the University of South Dakota Event Center.  Director of Native Student Services, and the host of the event Megan Redshirt-Shaw shared that the goal of the show was to be a vibrant celebration focused on identity and artistry within indigenous fashion.  […]

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Native LLC Grows in its Second Year

The Native Living Learning Community (LLC) has grown in its second year from 18 students to 37 students. John Little, director of Native Recruitment and Alumni Engagement, said the group otherwise known as Wiyuskinyan Unpi Tipi, which roughly translates to “they’re living contently together,” is a great way for Native students to be around other […]

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South Dakota Book of the Year Author Visits USD

On Sept. 15 the South Dakota Book of the Year author made a visit to Farber Hall. Nick Estes is a historian based out of Minneapolis. His novel, “Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance” was published in 2019 and won the 2022 […]

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AWOL plans conservation and rural resilience trips for summer

To get students involved in local service projects while still adhering to pandemic safety protocols, USD Alternative Week of Off-Campus Learning (AWOL) is offering two summer trips that are a bit closer to home than usual. The trips are themed around conservation and rural resilience. The former will see students traveling to Rapid City and […]

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