SU Indigenous Student Association

On this Memorial Day in the United States we mourn also the discovery of the remains of 215 First Nations children found at the former Residential School in Kamloops, BC, Canada.

Across Indian Country the deep sorrow stems from generations of the abuse that our communities have endured from the Canadian and US governments. In Canada it was known as “Residential Schools” and in the US they were known as “Indian Boarding Schools.” Their goal was to forcibly assimilate indigenous youth into Christian and Anglo style persons while actively destroying Indigenous culture across the board.

Today we ask our allies to wear Orange in honor of these 215 souls and thousands more that never returned home to their families. We have much work to do in the education & healing process.

We continue this conversation through the Indigenous People’s Institute at SU campus through “Honoring Indigenous Voices.” I will post the link in the comments. Thank you.

- Misty Louie, President of the Indigenous Student Association, 2020-2021. Seattle University.

The following is an excerpt for the Prologue from Tommy Orange's novel "There There."

While many people celebrate Thanksgiving today it is important to recognize the origins and cultural impact it has done to Native Americans.

Join us on October 5th, 2020 from 4-6PM PST for the first annual Honoring Indigenous Voices: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma on the Journey Home. Misty Louie, president of Indigenous Student Association, brought together three amazing panelists that will lead the discussion on intergenerational trauma; specifically surrounding mandated boarding school and residential schools for First Nations and Native American youth in the 19th and 20th centuries. Closed captioning will be available.

The speakers' bios, webinar information, and more can be found on the IPI's website here: https://www.seattleu.edu/indigenous-peoples-institute/events/honoring-indigenous-voices/

*Webinar information will be posted on the IPI webpage linked above on October 2nd, 2020*

Want to learn more about ISA? Come to the virtual involvement fair from 12pm-2pm today!
Get the zoom link here: https://seattleu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6474336

Wear red on May 5th for the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is having their reservation status revoked in the midst of a pandemic. Sign the petition to stand with them:

https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/stand-with-the-mashpee

Hello everyone we hope you all are able to stay safe during this time.

We just wanted to let you know that our Earth Month Student Film Competition, co-hosted by the Indigenous Peoples Institute at SU, is going online!

The contest is only open to current Seattle University students but the films will be posted for everyone to watch (online platform to be announced soon).

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, feel free to reach out.

Thank you,
ISA

M.E.Ch.A.,Hui O Nani Hawai'i, and ISA are hosting a teach-in event tomorrow! We will be focusing on mega projects that target indigenous communities across the world. After the teach-ins we will have a round table discussion on what we can do. Come join us to learn more about the issues and see what we could do as students!

Snacks will be provided :)

w/ Seattle University MEChA & Hui O Nani Hawai‘i

Happy Monday! ISA's first meeting of winter quarter is tonight from 6-7 at IPI (Xavier 160). We hope to see all our current members, but if you are interested in joining or learning more about the club feel free to stop by!