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Indigenous Characters Go Back in Time to Kill Colombus in New Comic Romp ‘Earthdivers’

By Arlo Marler February 16, 2023

  The younger generation knows all too well the everyday mundanity of the oncoming climate crisis. With its roots in capitalism and colonialism, this new reality is something that we are forced...

(Courtesy of the Sundance Institute and Matthieu Rytz)

Sundance 2023: ‘Deep Rising’: The Oceans Belong to No One

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor January 27, 2023

  Matthieu Rytz has returned to Sundance with another documentary showcasing the effects of climate change with his newest film “Deep Rising,” produced and narrated by Jason Momoa. What Lurks...

The University of Utah American Indian Resource Center (AIRC), Utah on Nov. 17 2022.

Here’s how the U is Honoring its Native American Students for Native American Heritage Month

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 19, 2022

  November is Native American Heritage Month, and the University of Utah is working to honor the Native American people of Utah. Some of the ways the U is doing this is by recognizing Indigenous...

University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake on Oct. 11, 2020.

U Responds to Social Media Harassment of Native Student

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor October 25, 2022

  The University of Utah has been monitoring a situation in which a Native student was harassed for practicing his traditional cultural dance using campus facilities. On Sept. 17, the Inter-Tribal...

(Graphic by Cyan Larson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Native American Heritage Month: Recognizing History and Moving Forward

By Haley Utendorfer and Abhilasha Khatri November 25, 2021

  The Historical Untruths of Thanksgiving  In the United States, students learn the 1621 harvest feast that started Thanksgiving was a peaceful sharing of food between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag...

Gizhibaa Giizhig | Revolving Sky (Courtesy of All My Relations Collective)

At Play With the Collective: All My Relations Take on Collaborative Theatre Work

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor March 21, 2021

I was first introduced to the All My Relations Collective through a discussion they held for the University of Utah Department of Theatre last fall. Immediately, I was in awe at how such smart and creative...

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle)

Saifee: Utah Needs To Retire Its Native American Mascots

By Zahra Saifee, Opinion Editor January 31, 2021

  Utah has a long and complicated history with its original inhabitants. Native tribes that once occupied all of Utah's mountains and valleys were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands by...

Members from the Ute Indian tribe performa a ritual dance during the game vs. the Washington Huskies at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, October 29, 2016. | Chronicle archives

Moran: Schools Need to Approach the Use of Indigenous Symbolism with Caution

By Serena Moran March 10, 2020

  Growing up in the Mexican American culture, there have always been people that try to explain my identity to me. My Mexican friends would tell me I am not “Mexican enough” because I don’t...

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The Takeaway Panelists Discuss Troubling Rates of Violence Against Indigenous Women in Utah

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer June 10, 2019

  On June 6, KUER hosted National Public Radio’s "The Takeaway" at the University of Utah's S.J. Quincy Law School. The live event featured a panel discussion about violence against women and...

This chapel in Tohatchi, New Mexico, is one of many belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the Navajo Nation. 
(Photo courtesy of Nathan Anderson)

The Making of a Lamanite: A Brief History Between the LDS Church and Indigenous Communities

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer February 14, 2019

  The history between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Native Americans has spanned almost two centuries. This is a two-part series to analyze this area in LDS studies which...