The AIM members made local news when they protested on the lawn of the University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) facility last Thursday waving the AIM flag. Janis, who is a traditional Lakota man, wore his hair long for cultural reasons.
Arizona State University honors student Jonah Holiday takes inspiration for his education, community service and future profession from his parents and grandmother. A junior medical studies major, a student in Barrett, The Honors College at ASU, and Mr. Indigenous ASU, Holiday is following in their footsteps as he pursues his dream of serving the Navajo Nation in a medical career.
The Hustler won 28 national awards this year, earning three Associated College Press Pacemakers, three Society of Professional Journalist Mark of Excellence Awards, a record-breaking 20 College Media Association Pinnacles and two ACP Best of Show awards at the Fall 2023 National Media Convention. Other Vanderbilt Student Communications organizations also brought home six CMA Pinnacles. .
Excitement filled the air in Sacramento on a cool and breezy Tuesday morning as some 500 tribal leaders and citizens, elected leaders, other dignitaries, and students gathered for the unveiling of the first-ever Capitol Park monument, near California's state capitol, that acknowledges California American Indian tribes. The historic tribute specifically recognizes the Sacramento region tribes of Wilton Rancheria, Ione Band of Miwok Indians, Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.