The North Wind

Symposium brings tribal issues to forefront

Akasha Khalsa • November 7, 2019

Tribal administrators, acad-emics, students and a former presidential assistant convened to exchange ideas and research on issues facing Native American populations in the U.P. for a day-long conference. The...

NMU center earns award

Braden Linick • December 6, 2012

Director of the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship (CEEE) Tawni Ferrarini is the 2012 recipient of the Albert Beekhuis Award, a national accolade granted by the Council for Economic Education...

First Nations Food Taster cooks up taste of region’s history

Nolan Krebs • November 8, 2012

In association with the Decolonizing Diet Project at NMU, the 12th annual First Nations Food Taster will be held on Friday, Nov. 9 in the Jacobetti Center. The event focuses on dishes that are historically...

Upcoming workshop available through NMU Beaumier Heritage Center

Lucy Hough • October 25, 2012

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, the Center for Native American Studies is holding a a workshop on how to make birch bark trivets. The workshop will be held by Anishinaabe elder Elizabeth...

Cultures, foods presentation kicks off Native American Heritage Month at NMU

Mindy Grabko • October 25, 2012

As November approaches, NMU is preparing for Native American History Month and the celebrations that come with it. “Those Who Sustain Us: Native Cultures and Foods” is one presentation among many...

Project studies effects of native food

Hannah Fermanich • October 18, 2012

With processed foods filling the shelves of every grocery store, it can be hard to imagine life without packages and preservatives; the Center for Native American Studies brought the Decolonizing Diet...

NAE poster offends students

NW Staff • October 4, 2012

A poster for the All American Rejects concert upset the Native American Students Association (NASA) because of an offensive image depicted in promotional material for the concert. One of the band members...