undErToLd Episode 2: An Overview of the History of Native American Boarding Schools in the United States

In this episode, Extending the Link discusses the history of Native American boarding schools in the national context with anthropologist Dr. Ted Gordon, undergraduate student Moses Wiseman, and the Director of Public Relations for the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Vance Blackfox

Nibi Eteg: Where the Water Is

Over this past year, ETL produced a documentary on the spiritual and cultural significance individuals have with water. The two stories the team chose to parallel were from the perspectives of Hindu individuals in India and the band of Chippewa Native Americans in Red Lake, Minnesota. Both of these stories explored the connection people share with water, either by religious or cultural practice. Throughout the film, we identified the presence of a gap within American ties to water. The gap, we learned, is not a failure in forming a connection, nor understanding the significance of water, but that individuals struggle to perceive the connection they have with water. In failing to form connection, we succeed at forming apathy towards the water we survive by. Following our documentary premiere, ETL worked in partnership with 13 other campus clubs and organizations ranging from Women’s Leadership and Campus ministry to Chemistry Club and College Democrats and Republicans, to put together Water Week, a week-long journey allowing students to see the importance of and connection we share with water as we walk along our everyday lives. This initiative is one that will continue every year with these clubs, and we hope will expand to even more as the years continue

Bayt Jadeed: Seeking Home

Bayt Jadeed: Seeking Home explores the parallels between Somali refugees\u27 experiences in St. Cloud, MN and refugees\u27 experiences in Germany. Through the commonalities in experiences, we hope to present a variety of perspectives to encourage a complex and honest conversation about how we define community