WVU Native American Studies Program

NAS joined Saturday's Sexual Assault Awareness Month "Walking with Survivors" march to advocate for an end to sexual assault and violence--thanks to organizers with the RDVIC (R**e & Domestic Violence Information Center). The NAS Program's mission includes supporting the safety and wellbeing of Native people and increasing awareness of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons movement. We'll have an information table in the WVU Mountainlair Student Union from 11am-2pm on Tuesday, May 5th, National MMIW Day. Stop by to say hello to our NAS student volunteers and learn how you can be a strong ally. (Grateful for alum Sinead Hunt's terrific poster.) Check out the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center to learn how you can receive help if needed, and advocate for others as well: https://www.niwrc.org/resources/special-collection/culturalcomp-humility-allies

Happy to have so many bright young NAS students learning more about sovereignty, treaty rights, and tribal law and policy this semester, including during our visit to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the US Supreme Court, and Library of Congress. They'll no doubt go on to do great work in their chosen fields of law, social work, healthcare, and advocacy! Many thanks to my faculty colleague, Christopher Chaney for teaching this important NAS class with more than 20 students enrolled:https://nas.wvu.edu/faculty-and-staff/christopher-chaney

Join us in welcoming 2026 Elder-in-Residence Mike Williams, Sr. (Yup'ik, Akiak, Alaska), Native Rights leader and 15-time Iditarod musher. Reception and presentation Tuesday, March 24, 7-8pm, Room 1021 Agricultural Sciences Bldg, Evansdale Campus. To attend via ZOOM, registration uisng the link posted below or on our webpage.:

Program for Native American Studies | Native American Residency Program Elder-in-Residence, Author-in-Residence