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Contact Levi Esquerra, Senior Vice President for Native American Advancement & Tribal Engagement (NAATE).

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Contact Martha S. Lee, Program Coordinator for Native American Initiatives (NAI).

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3 – 4 p.m., Nov. 20 – 21, 2025

THE 2nd Annual Tribal Education Symposium: Honoring the legacy of Vine Deloria, Jr.

This symposium will reflect on Vine’s work, the impact that he had on his contemporaries and students, and how his interdisciplinary legacy continues to thrive twenty years later.


Oct
22
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Navajo Nation Sign Unveiling Flyer
Navajo Nation Sign Unveiling
7 – 8 a.m., Oct. 22, 2025
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IPLP Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series
Noon – 1 p.m., Oct. 22, 2025

The Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program presents their distinguished alumni speaker series.

Nov
05
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Women and Water
3rd Annual Women and Water Convening
All Day, Nov. 5 – 7, 2025
Nov
20
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THE 2nd Annual Tribal Education Symposium: Honoring the legacy of Vine Deloria, Jr.
3 – 4 p.m., Nov. 20 – 21, 2025

This symposium will reflect on Vine’s work, the impact that he had on his contemporaries and students, and how his interdisciplinary legacy continues to thrive twenty years later.

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