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  Native American Institute

  The Native American Institute works to enhance the sovereignty, cultural continuity and well-being of tribes, Indian communities and Indian people.

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• Oct 11

  Coffee with the Profs: Contextualizing the Practice of Land Acknowledgement at Michigan State University

  October 11, 2021 10:00AM – 11:30AM Virtual

  This presentation will use the context of MSU’s land grant identity to delve into the policy, history and meaning behind land acknowledgements and tangible ways to put these statements into action.

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  Christie Poitra, Ph.D.

  Interim Director
  poitrach@msu.edu
  517-353-6632
  

• Jennifer Patterson

  Executive Staff Assistant
  patter34@msu.edu
  517-355-7494
  

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  A. Ellie Mitchell

  Tribal Liaison
  mitch489@msu.edu
  

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  Honoring the Whole Student: Developing Space for Native American Students in STEM by Supporting Complex Identities

  Published on April 30, 2020
  The Honoring the Whole Student workbook provides STEM faculty the support and tools needed to reflect on their instructional, mentorship, and teaching practices—individually or within a community of learners.

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  Reciprocal Research: A Guidebook to Centering Community in Partnerships with Indigenous Nations

  Published on April 22, 2021
  Reciprocal Research: A Guidebook to Centering Community in Partnerships with Indigenous Nations provides potential scenarios and thought-provoking activities to support researchers in developing and maintaining robust partnerships.

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  Taking steps to use the MSU Land Acknowledgement more broadly

  Published on September 23, 2020
  Understanding the history of the land that MSU resides on is part of an ongoing journey toward diversity, equity and inclusion.

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  CANR provides rankings on department, unit initiatives around DEI

  Published on May 11, 2021
  The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources recognizes diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by departments and units during the 2019-2020 academic year through a new badge ranking.

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  MSU receives grant to support Indigenous and diverse populations studying geosciences

  Published on August 8, 2019
  The MSU Native American Institute and CANR Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion received National Science Foundation funding to develop resources that will support students in STEM disciplines.

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  Forestry Graduate Student Spotlight – Antoinette Shirley

  Published on March 1, 2020
  Graduate Student Antoinette Shirley shares her experience working with wildlife and habitat in the Navajo Nation and her interests in Indigenous forestry.

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  MSU awarded USDA-NIFA grant to support Native American students in agriculture

  Published on December 16, 2020
  The $140K Growing Native American Student Pathways into Agriculture will expand opportunities and support systems for Indigenous students at MSU.

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  MSU to commemorate the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw through campus events

  Published on September 17, 2019
  The MSU Native American Institute explains why the Treaty of Saginaw, acknowledgement of tribal land and listening to Native communities are important.

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  Michigan’s Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Build a Connected System to Serve Tribal Communities

  Published on November 13, 2020
  In 2018, NIFA awarded the two-year, $200,000 MILES grant to Bay Mills Community College and MSU Extension to help continue to build a foundation of connection, collaboration and learning between Michigan’s four land grant colleges and universities.

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  MSU awarded grant to study renewable energy adoption in Michigan

  Published on November 18, 2019
  The National Science Foundation awarded Michigan State University close to $1 million over the next five years to study renewable energy options and adoption in tribal and non-tribal communities.

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  MSU develops guide for researchers working with tribal communities

  Published on August 31, 2021
  The Reciprocal Research Guidebook provides a framework for establishing sustainable and equitable partnerships between faculty and Indigenous Nations.