By Sara Abdelouahed, Assistant Podcast Producer
• November 30, 2021
UMass students voted to adopt the mascot name the “Redmen” in 1948. But when the Minuteman replaced the racist name, students were vocal on both sides of the change.
In January 2020, the Five College Native American and Indigenous Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts was awarded with a $2.5M grant from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation. Titled, “Gathering...
By Olivia Capriotti, Collegian Correspondent
• November 30, 2021
As the provost professor of the Department of Anthropology, Sonya Atalay, or more specifically, Sonya Bawshkiing Anungo Kwe Atalay, conceptualizes complex topics through Indigenous ways of teaching, hosting...
By Ella Adams, Assistant News Editor
• November 30, 2021
The Native American Student Association at the University of Massachusetts aims to create a supportive environment for Native students on campus and in the greater community. With a dedicated board, various...
Rachel Beth Sayet, the newest addition to the Five Colleges, Inc's 'Gathering at the Crossroads' initiative, is an Indigenous educator, essential oil crafter and Reiki practitioner. As part of the Mellon...
By Saliha Bayrak, Assistant News Editor
• November 30, 2021
While nearly 200 University of Massachusetts students were occupying the Goodell building in March of 1997, Justin Beatty and the other Native students in the building would sing traditional Native songs...
“Here’s this mythical figure that doesn’t necessarily represent Native people...but at the same time there are very few things that are recognizably native on the campus.”
As student organizing on campus has persisted and adapted through time, students continue to contemplate whether UMass’ student body is truly revolutionary and on the value of student organization.
