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Labriola Blog: April 2023 Event Highlights

  Brian Young Book Talk and Panel Discussion - Friday, April 7, 2023 During Indigenous Culture Week at ASU, the Labriola Center, in partnership with AZ Humanities, hosted Diné author and filmmaker, Brian Young. Brian talked about his book, “Healer of the Water Monster'' a...

Labriola Blog: Underground Art Uprising, Knowledge from the Land Series with Thomas "Breeze" Marcus

Director Alex Soto (left) and Thomas "Breeze" Marcus (right) in an alleyway beside Breeze's mural of Phoenix near Cartel Coffee shop in downtown Phoenix. Wrangled with towers that stand like immense gray cactus stems towards a brigh...

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Labriola Blog: March 2023 Event Highlights

    Ribbon Skirt Workshop Tuesday, March 21st, 2023: West Campus The sun sets the southern mountains aglow, slowly burns the blue sky to a deep dark crusted orange. It is 6pm at West campus at Labriola Center. Graciously supplied by the Design...

Labriola Blog: Indigenous Poetry Book Display

    Importance of Poetry Works from Indigenous People    So much can be said about why works of poetry are key to understanding who we are as Indigenous people. These specific works are a reclamation of our lived experience. They serve as a testament to who we are and ...

Labriola Blog: Labriola Spring 2023

  Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Events at the Labriola Spring 2023! After a successful fall semester, the Labriola National American Indian Data Center is starting strong this new year with an eclectic variety of Indigenous centered programming to support our Indigenous students and community with...

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Labriola Blog: Native American Heritage Month 2022 Reflections

  This past November, the Labriola National American Indian Data Center hosted a plethora of events for Native American Heritage Month to celebrate the diversity within our Indigenous communities and provide support and resources to American Indian students attending Arizona State University. Our e...

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Labriola Blog: Reflections on Jean Chaudhuri, A Muscogee Woman

Reflections on Jean Chaudhuri, A Muscogee Woman   “We survive, we persist. And it's not because we have not struggled.” - Jonodev Chaudhuri   The rain clouds that passed over the valley did not deter me from the bright inner light I felt at finally arriving upon the dat...

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The forgotten history of the Hia-Ced O’odham

During her first year at ASU, Lourdes Pereira became connected with the Labriola National American Indian Data Center, ASU’s Indigenous-led library, and became a student archivist. Learn how Pereira is fighting for her tribe’s federal recognition....

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Labriola Center celebrates Native American Heritage Month with events, exhibit

November is Native American Heritage Month, and while this annual celebration brings a heightened awareness, at ASU, the recognition does not end after the month is over.   "Here at the Labriola Center, we celebrate Indigenous peoples every day and every month of the year,” said Alexander Soto (Toh...