CMSioux Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Heard a news story that Land Grant Universities like NDSU are being examined because the land they were given was taken from indigenous people. Some like South Dakota State are already putting together some kind of program to pay money back. Wonder if the #2 University in North Dakota will have to pay up - perhaps the use of the native american's sacred animal, the bison, as a nickname will also soon be on the table? https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/indigenous-affairs-education-land-grab-universities No trolling just reality of the times we live in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 3 hours ago, CMSioux said: Heard a news story that Land Grant Universities like NDSU are being examined because the land they were given was taken from indigenous people. Some like South Dakota State are already putting together some kind of program to pay money back. Wonder if the #2 University in North Dakota will have to pay up - perhaps the use of the native american's sacred animal, the bison, as a nickname will also soon be on the table? https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/indigenous-affairs-education-land-grab-universities No trolling just reality of the times we live in. So in some ways, the US and its institutions are like sausage. Learning how it's made can be unsettling, while ignorance can be sheer bliss. And there's no way to put the pig back together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas_Sioux Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Well you know where the Oklahoma Sooners nickname comes from right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDSU grad Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 4 hours ago, CMSioux said: Heard a news story that Land Grant Universities like NDSU are being examined because the land they were given was taken from indigenous people. Some like South Dakota State are already putting together some kind of program to pay money back. Wonder if the #2 University in North Dakota will have to pay up - perhaps the use of the native american's sacred animal, the bison, as a nickname will also soon be on the table? https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/indigenous-affairs-education-land-grab-universities No trolling just reality of the times we live in. If they go after land-grant universities why not individual landowners as well? Especially land acquired through the Homestead Act? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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