Indigenous Peoples’ Day
NC State Commemorates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On Monday, October 8, 2018, Multicultural Student Affairs hosted its annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration in Talley Student Union.
Ryan Emanuel Bridges Science and Community
During his sabbatical last spring, Ryan Emanuel, associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, began working on an environmental history of the Lumbee community. It was the next step in a journey that had begun two years prior.
NC State Celebrates Third Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day
In 2015, a group of NC State students worked to bring the celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day to NC State, following the national Indigenous Peoples’ Day movement that transformed how many view the colonization of the Americas.
NC State to Commemorate Second Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day
In 2015, NC State's Native American students accomplished an important milestone for the Native community and for NC State: the first annual commemoration of Indigenous Peoples' Day in place of Columbus Day.
NC State Celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
This year, students successfully brought Indigenous Peoples' Day to NC State, an historical first. Read student Karli Moore's account of how this celebration began and grew into a full day of programs held on Monday, October 12, 2015, culminating in the "1490 Who" panel sponsored by Native American Student Affairs.