Jaime Arsenault: Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Repatriation Representative, and Archives Manager for the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
An Garagiola: University Project Coordinator, TRUTH Project and Project Manager in the Office of Native American Affairs
Elizabeth Rule: Assistant Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies at American University in Washington, DC

Moderated by Vicente Diaz: Department Chair and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Universities such as the University of Minnesota—a land grant/grab institution—exist by virtue of colonial strategies for acquiring, selling, and profiting from stolen Indigenous lands. In confronting this violent history and its legacy, this panel brings together a set of speakers from various universities across Turtle Island who are leading transformational work. They query, how can institutions take accountability for their actions and become sites of healing rather than harm? How can universities build relationships with Indigenous relatives and enact meaningful institutional change?

This event is presented as part of the Place and Relations Capstone: Indigenizing Education (April 14, 2023) by the Environmental Stewardship, Place, and Community Initiative with the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Institute for Advanced Study.