A panel on "Sharing Nimiipuu Traditional Knowledge on the Plateau Peoples' Web Portal" highlights the collaborative work between Nez Perce Cultural Resources Programs and Washington State University to interpret Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) material culture associated with the 1877 Nez Perce War. The panelists, including two Nez Perce WSU students, will describe their work to expand […]

Gary Ferguson, Director of Outreach for WSU's Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH), will talk about current initiatives to advance the community health of Native people in our state and region. Hosted by the WSU Pullman Common Reading Program. Attend via zoom: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/93745093336

Smoke Signals is a humorous yet serious story about Victor, a young man who Director Chris Eyre describes as "trying to forgive his father." The story revolves around two young Coeur d' Alene Indian men dealing with loss and the end of childhood innocence, giving viewers a glimpse into the contemporary Native American world. Based on a short story […]

The U.S. Indian Scouts served with great distinction during the US-Indian Wars and beyond but remain largely hidden from public view. When they do gain some attention, it is usually in a generic manner as “the scouts.” This talk by Ryan Booth (History) aims to re-center their importance and to help explain how some Native […]

Stephany RunningHawk Johnson (Oglala Lakota Nation) is an assistant professor in WSU’s College of Education helping to shape science curriculum in ways that inspire indigenous students as well as students from all backgrounds. She brings her background as a middle school math and science teacher to her work, and she is currently collaborating with several regional tribal communities. She is the co-editor of On Indian Ground: A Return to Indigenous Knowledge—Generating Hope, Leadership, and Sovereignty through Education in the Northwest. Hosted by the WSU Pullman Common Reading Program.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of this year's common reading book Braiding Sweetgrass, will give WSU's annual Common Reading Invited Lecture. It is free and open to the public via Zoom. Access the livestream link and ask advance questions on the homepage of the Common Reading website. The page will also have watch party information. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Common Reading Program, the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Visiting Writers Series, the Dept. of English, Global Campus, and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).

WSU faculty, staff, and students are invited to join with peers from the University of Oregon and the University of Colorado-Boulder for a experiential workshop led by the Climate Wisdom Lab. The virtual, interactive workshop will focus on acknowledging and addressing the emotional anxiety that arises from researching, teaching, and studying the topic of climate […]

Yii Kah Hoe, a composer and musician spending this academic year at WSU as a Fulbright Scholar, will share a dialogue between four Malaysian musicians and nature. Yii will be speaking about his project GEMA Hutan, which works to preserve the vanishing sound of nature in Borneo’s rainforests by incorporating those sounds into musical compositions. […]

Inspired by WSU's 2022-24 Common Reading Book, Braiding Sweetgrass, this exhibition highlights crucial themes from the book through the lens of art, inviting visitors from all walks of life to engage in an ongoing conversation about how to prioritize a reciprocal relationship with the land, with each other, and with other living beings. To respond […]

Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of this year's common reading book Braiding Sweetgrass,  urges us to be more attentive to our use of natural resources. One of the ways to do that is to limit consumption of new items through re-homing clothing and household items. An added advantage to this strategy is that thrifting can be […]