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UMD powwow showcases Native ‘resilience,’ brings communities together 

by Olivia Borgula Early Saturday morning, Adele H. Stamp Student Union filled with organizers in matching T-shirts weaving between chairs, attendees greeting old friends and dancers carting hangers of regalia into make-shift dressing rooms next door. In the center of the room, a circle of people played the steady rhythm of a drum — the symbolic heartbeat of Native American culture.  More than 700 people … Continue reading UMD powwow showcases Native ‘resilience,’ brings communities together 

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American Indian Student Union wants university community to consider legacies, culture and representation

by Molly Castle Work The University of Maryland’s American Indian Student Union celebrated Native American Indigenous Heritage Month under the theme, “We are Tomorrow’s Ancestors” –– prompting student leaders to consider the legacy they will leave behind.  November was officially declared Native American Indigenous Heritage Month in 1990, but co-president of AISU, Brenee Butler, said observing this month provides an opportunity for Indigenous people to … Continue reading American Indian Student Union wants university community to consider legacies, culture and representation

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AISU at UMD wants you to know that you’re standing on Native American land

By Ally Tobler When you step foot onto University of Maryland’s campus,  you’re standing on the land of the Piscataway, a Native American tribe that inhabited the Chesapeake Bay region. On Feb. 14 in Stamp’s Grand Ballroom, 20 seniors in the American Indian Student Union (AISU) and in UMD’s graphic design program debuted their pop-up exhibit, titled The Nations of Resilience: Standing Up, Standing Proud … Continue reading AISU at UMD wants you to know that you’re standing on Native American land

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American Indian Student Union hosts solidarity event for Dakota Access Pipeline protests

The American Indian Student Union at the University of Maryland hosted an event on campus Monday to demonstrate their solidarity and with the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. About 30 students gathered and took a photo in front of Honorable Plaza, where they held up signs while raising their fists to show their support for those not only who will be affected by the pipeline, but the … Continue reading American Indian Student Union hosts solidarity event for Dakota Access Pipeline protests

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