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Native American Student Council Calls for GU Land Acknowledgment, Indigenous Peoples Day Recognition

Native American Student Council Calls for GU Land Acknowledgment, Indigenous Peoples Day Recognition

By Ingrid Matteini October 14, 2021

The Native American Student Council (NASC) called on Georgetown University to issue a land acknowledgment and officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day. On Oct. 11, NASC — a student group that...

Indigenous Students and Faculty Seek Increased Institutional Support

Indigenous Students and Faculty Seek Increased Institutional Support

By Adam Hamdan January 26, 2021

When Tristin Sam (SFS ’23), a member of the Navajo Nation, first came to Georgetown, University, he was familiar with the East Coast from his first year of high school, when he studied in Maryland....

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT COUNCIL / FACEBOOK | The GUSA Senate passed a resolution urging Georgetowns administration to rename the mid-semester holiday to Indigenous Peoples Day, a move that drew support from student groups like the Native American Student Council and the Georgetown Native American Law Students Association.

GUSA Senate Urges University to Recognize Indigenous People’s Day

By Harrison McBride October 18, 2019

The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution calling for the university to formally recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of the current mid-semester holiday at their...

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GU Evaluates Ongoing Community Criticism of Solar Panel Initiatives

By Katrina Schmidt May 15, 2019

After criticism from environmental and indigenous rights activists over the university’s proposed solar panel initiative, the Maryland Department of the Environment held its second informational hearing...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT COUNCIL | Seven students marched from Red Square to the Office of the President on April 3 to deliver a petition advocating for increased outreach and support services for Native American students.

Petition Demands Increased Representation of Native American Students

By Ashley Zhao April 9, 2019

The Georgetown University Native American Student Council delivered a petition to the office of University President John J. DeGioia calling for greater support for indigenous students April 3. The...

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT COUNCIL/FACEBOOK | A petition calling on the university to expand resources for Native American students will be circulated beginning March 19.

Native American Students Draft Petition; Seek Community Support

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo March 14, 2019

The Georgetown University Native American Student Council plans to begin collecting signatures from students on a petition urging the university to increase support for and representation of indigenous...

Native American Students Unite for First Powwow

By Christopher Zawora April 16, 2013

While Georgetown lacked a cultural outlet for Native American students before this semester, the newly formed Native American Student Council will hold its first major event — a powwow — on Copley...

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