Native American Heritage Month

Nov 16, 2023

An Exploration of Native American Fashion

Image by Kaela Belingon, Photo Editor  Dancers in the Women’s Red Dress Special wait to be judged during the 32nd Annual NC State Powwow in the Carmichael Gymnasium on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The attire worn by the dancers is called Regalia and is often spiritually significant.   With this month being Native American Heritage…

Nov 29, 2018

Tanaya Winder Delivers NAHM Keynote

Tanaya Winder, performance poet, writer, musician, educator and author gave the keynote for Native American Heritage Month (NAHM) on Nov. 28 in Talley Student Union. Concurring with the theme of NAHM—“Our Fire Still Burns”—Winder’s keynote...

Nov 29, 2018

Native Voices: Keeping Hope Alive Against Adversity

“When I was a kid,” said Ryan Emanuel, Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, “there was point where I believed my immediate family were the only Natives in the world...

Nov 15, 2017

Native American Heritage Month

Amrita Malur/Correspondent Leleah Maher, a resident from Hollister, North Carolina, performs a fancy dance at the Native American Culture Night on Nov. 14 held in Talley Student Union. Maher is a part of the Haliwa Saponi tribe located in Northeastern North Carolina. The Culture Night featured events such as legend-telling, dancing, singing, and drumming. Keilah…

Nov 16, 2016

Celebrating Native American Heritage

Vladmir Urena | Correspondent At NC State, the Native American Student Association, or NASA, devotes the month of November to recognizing and promoting knowledge of the many different indigenous American cultures. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush declared November to be nationally recognized as Native Heritage Month, a tradition that still stands today. There have…