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Nov. 1, 2021

Dear ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ 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 ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Native and other Indigenous peoples to the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ 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 ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ, all of us live and work upon lands that were stewarded for thousands of years by ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ 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 ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ. 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 ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’s position as a global leader in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Native and Indigenous programs is one of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’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 ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Native success moving forward. Ìý

Thanks for choosing ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ.

— Dan White, chancellor

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