The 42nd annual Pah-Loots-Puu Powwow is scheduled for March 22 & 23rd at WSU’s Beasley Coliseum!
The ASWSU Ku-ah-mah Native student organization has been working hard for months to organize their largest event of the year, the Pah-Loots-Puu powwow. Dancers and singers from around the region will be in attendance. The powwow is free and open to the public. » More …
In February, Native American Programs collaborated with Native American Health Sciences and the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine to bring physician and actor Evan Adams to the Spokane Health Sciences Campus. » More …
Native American Programs at WSU is proud to announce our annual Native Youth Exploring Higher Education (NY’EHE) summer camp, from July 15-19, 2019. NY’EHE is a summer camp for Native American high school students interested in exploring opportunities in higher education. Up to thirty Native American students entering ninth and tenth grade in the fall of 2019 will be selected to attend the five-day camp held on the WSU Pullman campus. » More …
One hundred Native middle and high school students traveled to WSU from as far away as Portland, Oregon and Nooksack, Washington to take part in the annual Native American Youth Sports Summit sponsored by WSU Native American Programs and WSU Athletics. » More …
After 31 years of dedication to WSU’s Native American community, Executive Director of Tribal Relations and Special Assistant to the Provost, Barbara Aston, is retiring from the university. A retirement party is planned for her last day January 9, 2019 at 4 pm in the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center at 405 Southeast Spokane Street on the WSU Pullman campus.
Native American Programs and WSU Cougar Athletics are combining powers once again to bring Native middle and high school students to campus for a college basketball game, lunch, and an informative conversation on sports opportunities at Washington State University. » More …
On October 8, 2018, Washington State University and the city of Pullman celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day for the first time.
WSU students, staff and faculty initiated the idea for recognizing the holiday, and with their encouragement, WSU President Kirk Schulz signed a proclamation declaring the 2nd Monday of October Indigenous Peoples’ Day and the Pullman City Council passed a resolution doing the same.
Two keynote speakers and one artist were the talk of the night Sept. 28 at Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center.
The Women’s Resource Center, WSU Native Programs, and the Coalition for Women Students brought in three women with a background of empowering others through their work.
Rebecca Miles, WSU alumna, encouraged WSU Native students to be bold and to not give up at this semester’s Welcome Back Barbecue in September.
“What I love about the generation today is that you’re not making any apologies in living our way of life,” Miles said.
The Ku-ah-mah Native American Student Association will be wrapping up Native American Heritage month’s activities with a rounddance Saturday December 3.