Northwestern symposium centers Native knowledge and community-led research
Northwestern University’s seventh annual Indigenous research symposium, hosted by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, highlighted community-driven scholarship and language revitalization projects led by Native scholars across the U.S. The event honored 100 years since the Indian Citizenship Act with the theme “Indigenous Futures: 100 years back, 100 years forward.”
Projects included Zapotec language workshops in Los Angeles and Ojibwe wild rice research in Minnesota. Speakers emphasized data sovereignty, mentorship and Indigenous self-determination in research.
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