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Danielle Endres Discusses Indigenous Resistance to Nuclear Waste

By Giovanni Radtke, News Writer March 12, 2024

  The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah hosted a talk with Danielle Endres, professor of communication and director of the U's Environmental Humanities program. Endres discussed...

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...

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Social Determinants of Health and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Marginalized Groups

By Haley Utendorfer and Abhilasha Khatri December 8, 2021

  As of Dec. 2, 5,224,655 worldwide have died from COVID-19, and the numbers only continue to rise. At first, vaccines seemed to be a light at the end of the tunnel. However, doses of Pfizer,...

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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...

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National Parks and the U’s Campus: Respecting Native Land

By Devin Oldroyd, News Writer November 3, 2021

  “We acknowledge that this land, which is named for the Ute Tribe, is the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute and Ute Tribes. The University of Utah...

Visitors hike the narrows in Zion National Park in October 2020. (Photo by Silvana Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Saifee & Shadley: Utah’s National Parks Aren’t Working

By Zahra Saifee and Will Shadley July 13, 2021

  Utah is home to the "Mighty 5:" Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion National Park draw millions of visitors annually. The national park closures because of COVID-19 revealed...

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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...

The Native American eagle headdress that was displayed on stage during the Solidarity Rally against racism at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Keep Talking about Re-Nicknaming the U

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer August 25, 2020

  In late June, the Salt Lake Tribune published an opinion piece by Christopher Mead, a University of Utah employee, arguing that the U needs to retire the Ute nickname as our communities reckon...

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Starr: Utah Should Replace Rob Bishop with Darren Parry

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer March 17, 2020

Congressman Rob Bishop has represented Utah’s 1st Congressional District (CD-1) since 2003, and there is not much to praise from his tenure — especially in the eyes of environmentalists or anyone who...

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...