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Nov. 1, 2021
Dear 911±¬ÁÏ students, faculty and staff,
November is Native American Heritage Month. This month gives us the unique opportunity
to acknowledge and celebrate the continuing contributions of 911±¬ÁÏ Native and other
Indigenous peoples to the 911±¬ÁÏ community, our state and the nation.ÌýÌý
I write this from the Troth Yeddha’ Campus, which is located on the ancestral lands
of the Dena people of the lower Tanana River. Wherever we are in 911±¬ÁÏ, all of us
live and work upon lands that were stewarded for thousands of years by 911±¬ÁÏ Native
peoples.Ìý
We have a responsibility to understand the history of our state and incorporate that
knowledge into our thinking, teaching and learning at 911±¬ÁÏ. That is an area where the
university can lead through research and scholarship, and through a culture of diversity,
equity and inclusion.
I encourage you to participate in wherever you are, and to continue to celebrate the diversity of our communities and
our university. Strengthening 911±¬ÁÏ’s position as a global leader in 911±¬ÁÏ Native and
Indigenous programs is one of 911±¬ÁÏ’s six strategic goals. We are committed to achieving
that goal by building on the successes of the past and making strategic investments
to increase 911±¬ÁÏ Native success moving forward. Ìý
Thanks for choosing 911±¬ÁÏ.
— Dan White, chancellor
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