Native-Indigenous Student Support Initiatives MSU Denver

09/20/2024

The Navajo Nation uses the least amount of water per person of anyone in the U.S.—and pays the most.

Inside the struggle over America's most essential resource: https://ti.me/47zRejv

09/18/2024

09/18/2024

Happening today! I have been kicked out of these social media pages but have gained access to this facebook account and still trying to recover the Instagram account. This is being recorded and will be shared as well.

05/04/2024

Aŋpétu wašté community,
Hope you all are having a great Saturday and hope you are enjoying the powwow at DU today. So exciting to have two powwows back to back in the Mile high city this weekend!

We have made some changes to the flyer. The Richards family just welcomed a brand new baby and are unable to travel at this time. So they have to cancel their special. But we have another special taking place sponsored by the Abeyta and Guerue family details on flyer.

We will have 22 local vendors 21 of them selling and we will have 3 food trucks/vendors to choose from and a dessert food truck.

Registration will begin at 930am. The first 80 dancers ( 8 years and older) will receive a gift card. Must complete a w9 form in order to receive the gift card.

Attached is a map of where you can park circled in blue. The Tivoli garage address is 9th Street, Denver, CO 80204. The spruce lot is located off of 7th street and walnut street on the east side of the 7th street garage. Free parking passes to the first 100 guests.

Unloading and loading for vendors and drums will be on the east side of the PE/Event center 1255 10th Street Denver, CO 80204.

There will be two golf carts picking up elders from the parking lots please text 303-880-4234.

We know that this is taking place on National recognition of MMIR and we are asking the community if you would like to bring any pictures, posters, and banners of loved ones who you know have been subject to this epidemic please do and we invite you to walk in the grand entry and hang up your photos around the gym to bring awareness and honor your loved ones.

Sunday, May 5th Graduation 9:30 am to 10:30 am Powwow: 12pm to 5pm or so…….
Vendor set up: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Arena set up: 8:00 am-9:30 am
Dancer Check-in: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm (Make sure all registered dancers fill out the w-9 form before they receive their gift cards. Gift Cards will be given out at around 4:35pm-5:00pm)
Grand Entry at 12:00 pm- 12:15pm
Leading Grand entry is Color Guard: Southdown Indian Mountain Veteran Group
Royalty and Head Girl and Head Boy behind Royalty
Graduates behind Royalty and head girl and head boy
Those who have lost relatives will be behind graduates with their photos, posters, and banners.
12:15pm-12:20pm Intertribal after grand entry
12:20pm-12:30pm Round Dance after 1st intertribal to honor our graduates. (Honoring all graduates from Auraria, high school graduates and 8th graders going into high school)
12:30pm-12:35pm Intertribal
12:35pm-12:45pm Brandon’s Coming into the Circle Grass Dance Special. Sponsored by the Abeyta and Guerue Family.
12:45pm-12:50pm Intertribal
12:50pm-12:55pm Tiny Tots Special. Sponsored by NISA
12:55pm-1:00pm Intertribal
1:00pm-1:15pm Head Girl Special: special with prizes
1:15pm-1:30pm Head Boy Special: Sapa will be doing his solo dance and then his junior grass dance special with prizes.
1:30pm-1:35pm Intertribal
1:35pm-2:05pm Exhibition Golden Age Categories
2:05pm-2:35pm Exhibition Junior Categories
2:35pm-2:50pm Potato Dance Special with prizes- Top three. Sponsored by Auraria Powwow Committee.
2:50pm-3:20pm Exhibition Teen Categories
3:20pm-3:50pm Exhibition Adult Categories

3:50pm-4:15pm Musical chairs Three age categories (7-11 years, 12-17 years & 18 and older). Sponsored by Native Nations Council made up of Native-Indigenous Staff and Faculty Members at MSUDenver.
4:15pm-4:20pm Intertribal
4:20pm- 4:35pm Close-out powwow and color guard will take out the flags.
4:35pm Hand out Gift cards
Auraria Native Indigenous Student Alliance

05/01/2024

Híŋhaŋni wašté community members,

As you all know there is an encampment of protesters on the Auraria campus but it has been peaceful. We will still be continuing the Powwow and graduation on campus.

We will be in the PE/Event center again this year and we are making sure that our food trucks and vendors are in a space where we will be mostly separated from the encampment.

The news can say things sometimes that isn't true or out of context. We will be talking to the encampment tomorrow and ask that they continue to be peaceful and respectful so our community Powwow and graduation continues with no disruptions.

We hope this helps clarify some things for you all. We are keeping everyone's safety in mind so if there are any changes. We will make sure to let you know right away.

I will also be posting on where to park and we will have signs to guide you to the powwow. We will have a cart to pick up our elders from parking lots if need be again this year and also an unloading area in the back of the PE/Event center.

02/15/2024

Hello All,
I hope that you all can join us for our 3rd Annual Auraria Powwow.
Head Staff:
MC: Steve LaPointe

Arena Director: Phil Gover

Spiritual Advisor: Andy Cozad

Color Guard: Southdown Indian Mountain Veteran Group

Head Girl: Miss Angel Guerue, Lakota and Dine Nations, Garden of the Gods Rockledge Ranch Powwow Princess. She and her family will be hosting a special (details to come!).

Head Boy: He Sapa Akicita Janis, Oglala Lakota Nation, Grass Dancer. Him and Family will host a special (details to come!).

Host Southern Drum: Bad Company

Host Northern Drum: The Standing Bear Singers

Navajo Taco Stand: The great Marie YellowHawk

Auntie's Closet will also be there setting up her beautiful regalia closet for youth (will be doing a call out for more donations should she need it).

Vendors can email [email protected]
Please email if you would like to host a special!

Teen Fancy Shawl special: Sponsored by Violet Richards and family

Potato Dance: 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. Sponsored by Auraria Powwow Committee.

Musical Chairs: Two age categories: 7 years to 17 years and 18 years and older. 1st, 2nd and 3rd for both age groups. Sponsored by Auraria Powwow Committee.

Giftcards for dancers: $70 gift for the first 80 dancers who register and fill out a w9 form. (We are a state and federal funded institution so we need w9 forms to be completed in order for you to receive your giftcards. We are not a private institution and we need to account for where the money is going so we can continue to get funding for this Powwow. The committee is working hard to see how we can navigate this in the future.)

Cake and round dance to honor our Native Graduates as the Native Graduation and powwow happen on the same day.

Tiny tot special: Goodie bags sponsored by Auraria Powwow Committee

Auraria Native Indigenous Student Alliance

11/13/2023

We present to you our resilience week in great collaboration with Dr. WhiteEagle from CU Denver! We do have extra ribbon skirts for those who may want to borrow. Please reach out and email [email protected]. For our slay your braids day Dr. WhiteEagle will be available to braid hair in her office location on the flyer. We ask those who participate to please stop by Tivoli outside of the turnhalle everyday at 12pm to 1230pm to be featured on our socials! If you are unable to make it during that time and are still participating please take a selfie and tag us in your post or DM us your photos!

11/11/2023

All are welcome to enjoy our robust programming this fall in collaboration with the wonderful Associate Director of Social Justice Nhi in the CMEI department of MSU Denver and the AISS Director of CU Denver.