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Indigenous Peoples' Day 2018

Oct 11, 2018

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

Nov 30, 2017

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.
Drum circle at NC State Pow Wow

Oct 5, 2017

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.

1490 Who? event

Oct 6, 2016

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.
Talley Student Union view from elevator

Oct 15, 2015

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.