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To embrace diversity, NIU must understand the needs of student groups and provide for them. An Indigenous Resource Center is necessary to foster community and give representation to Indigenous people. Indigenous students are faced with a wide range of obstacles, all while also attempting to manage their cultural identities. An Indigenous Resource Center could bring.
DeKALB – “Let them know we deserve more than a Land Acknowledgement,” was the tagline on posters circulating around campus for a petition to establish an Indigenous Resource Center at NIU. Members of NIU’s sole Indigenous student group, First Nations Native Alliance, asked the community to sign their petition to create an official meeting space.
DeKALB – Before every play, concert or official university meeting at NIU starts, students and staff hear a statement read aloud. In less than 30 seconds but in distinct succession, a speaker acknowledges that “we,” the university or the individuals occupying it, are on the traditional lands of the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Piankashaw, Wea, Miami, Mascoutin,.
DeKALB – Before every play, concert or official university meeting at NIU starts, students and staff hear a statement read aloud. In less than 30 seconds but in distinct succession, a speaker acknowledges that “we,” the university or the individuals occupying it, are on the traditional lands of the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Piankashaw, Wea, Miami, Mascoutin,.