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Thomas Andrews, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ professor of history, has been appointed faculty director of the Center of the American West. His appointment became effective in July.
Andrews’ research and teaching focus on western American, environmental, animal, Indigenous and 19th- and 20th-century U.S. history. He is the recipient a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health Grant for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health, a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholars Award and other fellowships.Ìý
The history of Native people and the National Park Service in the United States is fraught. Dispossession, cultural insensitivity, and outright erasure characterize the long relationship that the NPS has with Indigenous groups. But change is possible, as Drs. Christina Hill, Matthew Hill, and Brooke Neely (Research Associate, Center of the American West) adeptly demonstrate in National Parks, National Sovereignty: Experiments in Collaboration (U of Oklahoma Press, 2024).Ìý
Alumnus and professional photographer Chris Sessions explains how one of his first photo assignments 30 years ago in a °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ class evolved into a cultural art exhibit at the Center of the American West.
Please join us for the following Summer 2024 events
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NEW DATE JUST ANNOUNCED!ÌýOCTOBER 16TH, 2024
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We remainÌýhonored to present anÌýevening with renowned Cheyenne educator and advocate Dr. Henrietta Mann on the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ campus. A descendant from survivors of the Sand Creek Massacre, Dr. Mann will reflect on the lasting effects of this tragic event on Cheyenne women. She will share ideas for how best to educate young people and the general public about this dark history, as well as discuss current efforts to acknowledge the massacre. Join us to listen, reflect, and discuss how we collectively reckon with the past in the present, and for generations to come.
PRESENTED BY: , Center of the American West, Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼. With additional support from .
To register:
Email: centerwest@colorado.edu
Phone: 303-492-2879
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Land Acknowledgment
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼, Colorado’s flagship university, honors and recognizes the many contributions of Indigenous peoples in our state. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ acknowledges that it is located on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute and many other Native American nations. Their forced removal from these territories has caused devastating and lasting impacts. While the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ can never undo or rectify the devastation wrought on Indigenous peoples, we commit to improving and enhancing engagement with Indigenous peoples and issues locally and globally.
We will do this by:
- Recognizing and amplifying the voices of Indigenous °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ students, staff and faculty and their work.Ìý
- Educating, conducting research, supporting student success and integrating Indigenous knowledge.
- Consulting, engaging and working collaboratively with tribal nations to enhance our ability to provide access and culturally sensitive support and to recruit, retain and graduate Native American students in a climate that is inclusive and respectful.