Celebrate Native American Heritage & Culture
Aanii! (Hello!) November is Native American Heritage Month — a time to honor Indigenous history, celebrate present-day contributions, and raise awareness of Native cultures.
Join MSU Culinary Services and the Division of Residential and Hospitality Services (RHS) for a special dining experience: The Native Feast — a celebration of rich, diverse foods rooted in Native American and Indigenous traditions.
🍽️ Featuring a menu curated with input from Native communities — including ingredients native to our region — this is more than a meal; it’s a cultural experience!
All Spartans are welcome!
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 4:30-9 p.m., Brody Square
View menus at go.msu.edu/diningmenus
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At Michigan State University, there are five Native American and Indigenous undergraduate student organizations and one graduate organization:
- North American Indigenous Student Organization (NAISO)
- Timetzalimet Somos Indígenas (“We’re Indigenous”)
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
- Wilma Mankiller Society
- Native American & Hispanic Business Students
- Indigenous Graduate Student Collective
All of these organizations are active on Facebook and Instagram. Follow their pages to stay informed about upcoming events and initiatives. Learn more: aiis.msu.edu
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Michigan State University Land Acknowledgement
Michigan State University’s campus sits on the land the Anishinaabeg call Nkwejong — “where the rivers meet.”
Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg — Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Bodéwadmi peoples. The University’s campus resides on the traditional Lands of the Saginaw Band of Chippewa, ceded under coercive or violent circumstances in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. Michigan State University is supported through the Land Grant Act, where 10.7 million acres were taken from 245 Tribal nations through the treaty system to fund and establish agricultural colleges. Michigan State University was established on and with 235,193 acres of Anishinaabe Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw and the 1836 Treaty of Washington.
Michigan State University recognizes, supports and advocates for the sovereignty of Anishinaabe Nations from the Great Lakes area, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold ourselves more accountable to the needs of Indigenous peoples and to the creation of equitable and fair policies for years to come.