Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Center for Tribal Studies

Welcome!

Since its inception in 1990, the Center for Tribal Studies has become one of the central resources on campus for supporting academic effectiveness, enhancing the quality of student experiences, initiating scholarly activities, bridging communication between tribal nations and the University, and enriching the cultural heritage of the Northeastern State University community. The Center for Tribal Studies welcomes you to visit our offices in the Basement of the University Center on the Tahlequah Campus.
 

Phone, Fax, & E-mail

Phone: 918-444-4350
Fax: 918-458-2073
E-mail: tribalstudies@nsuok.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Closed from 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. for lunch.

Upcoming Events

50th symposium

Mapping Tahlequah History Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Rule

April 10, 2023

Dr. Rule will present on her Guide to Indigenous DC, a digital map and mobile app featuring sites of importance to Native peoples across the Nation's capital, and her affiliated full-length book.

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50th symposium

Native Student Org Banquet

April 10, 2023

Opportunity for our Native students to honor and recognize one another and celebrate their achievements.

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50th Symposium

ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak)

April 11, 2023

ᎤᎶᎩᎳ/Schon Duncan, Director, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Michael McDermit, Director; ᎨᎳᏗ/Keli Gonzales, (Cherokee Nation), Producer; Laura Heberton, Producer This feature-length documentary was shot on-location in Oklahoma and North Carolina throughout 2019-2022; through intimate interviews, vérité footage of community gatherings, and extensive archival materials, the film explores the nuanced ways the Cherokee language is vital to maintaining a unique cultural identity and relationship with the world. The collaborative project is also meant to act as an empowering agent of hope for Indigenous voices despite enduring inequity.

Topic Area: Film Screening

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Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speaker: Indigenous Community Futurity: Kin-Space-Time Dr. Laura Harjo

April 12, 2023

Dr. Laura Harjo has done considerable research and authored publications in Indigenous views of space and place. She currently serves as Associate Professor and Interim Chair in the department of Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She has served and currently serves on a number of editorial and advisory boards for national journals and presses. Dr. Harjo will discuss her most recent book, published in 2019, “Spiral to the Stars: Mvskoke Tools of Futurity”, which discusses Indigenous futurity within the context of kinship, space, and time.

Sponsored by the Oklahoma Humanities Council and National Endowment for the Humanities

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Keetoowah Rivercane Conservation

April 12, 2023

Roger Cain, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in OK Tribal Ethnobotanist, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma Discussing river cane conservation and subsequent annihilation of canebrake ecosystems over the past two centuries, and how the Keetoowah Rivercane Conservation project will address these issues for the future. Topic Area: Cultural Preservation, Indigenous Knowledge, Anthropology, Environmental Justice

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Tulsa Living @ NSU: Native Strong with Sara Barnett-Nsakashalo