…in Lac du Flambeau, she encountered Northland College Professor Joe Rose of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. “When he started to describe Northland I was intrigued,” Smith recalled. “I couldn’t believe there was actually a college that one could pursue a course of study that included Native…
…fully engaged. What you immerse yourselves in will vary, of course, but there are at least four things I encourage each of you to wade fully into. Your classes and academic studies are the first of these. Learning is not a passive activity and an education is not something you…
Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Commencement Speech | May 23, 2015 Bozho Shaapodskae gizhkokwe ndezhnekas Anishinaabe Bodwewadmi kwe ndaw. Migize doodem, minwa mko ddodem. Migwech kine gego gamizhang. Let us begin with gratitude, for we are showered daily with the gifts of the Earth, the air of a sweet spring morning, pure…
…early June. Through interviews with permit holders and observations at gun ranges and a licensing course, Stroud examines the social and cultural factors that shape the practice of obtaining a permit to carry a concealed firearm. “Most permit holders that I talked with insist that a gun is simply a…
Studying, researching & touring Lake Superior By Beth Dooley, For the Star Tribune Updated: September 5, 2014 “Everyone has a listening point somewhere. It does not have to be in the north or even close to the wilderness, but some place of quiet where the universe can be contemplated with…
…to Mexico with them, the Pacific Northwest … all those really cool places geologically.” Goetz said that his favorite trips included the Teton Range Mountain range in Wyoming, the lava flows in Hawaii and of course, the Grand Canyon. “I’ve rafted it, I’ve hiked it, I’ve spent time in it,”…
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