Gadugi Scholars

  Eight years ago, I was teaching at Cherokee High School on Columbus Day. That day, my students and I discussed the truth of Columbus and h...

 A BIG s'gi (thank you) to Appalachian State University for hosting our Gadugi scholars on campus yesterday! We had a terrific time. Tha...

 Please join the Gadugi Partnership and the Office of Diversity on Monday, October 24th as we welcome Dr. Jean R. Schroedel to campus to spe...

 

 We are extremely excited to announce this program! On October 24th Gadugi and NASA will welcome Dr. Jean R. Schroedel to campus to discuss ...

 This Friday, September 30th, please join the Gadugi scholars at the old Cherokee Training School silo (by the EBCI transportation office) f...

 This is my great-great Grandfather, Lorenzo Dow Swayney. He and his sister were taken from their home in the Big Cove community of the Qual...

 The Gadugi Partnership has a busy fall coming up with lots of exciting programs being held on campus! Below are some of the events we will ...

  Siyo, everyone! Don't forget that Friday, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day. The day is set aside to remember the victims of Indian Bo...

Click on the photo below to watch the trailer for Gadugi's Indigenous Peoples Day celebration presentation!!  

  The Gadugi Partnership would like to announce that we recently partnered with American Forests to plant a tree in memory of former Gadugi ...

  This is an awesome event showcasing the remarkable artistic talent on the Qualla Boundary. And several former Gadugi scholars are represen...

  Mark your calendars for a very special event on October 10--Indigenous Peoples Day!! I am so excited for this presentation, and even more ...

  Our first Native American Student Association meeting is this Wednesday, August 31 at 6pm in the Parkway Ballroom in the PSU! Hope to see ...

 As students return to schools across the country, please remember that culture matters . # BacktheBraid

  I'm so excited to announce the return of the Read to Lead program! COVID kept us from doing this for a few years, but this month we ge...

  On Monday, March 14 th , the Gadugi Program will celebrate Women’s History Month by sponsoring the 2022 Selu Lecture. Named in honor of Se...

  Don't forget about tomorrow's Boarding School Remembrance wreath laying ceremony at the old boarding school silo. It's at 12:3...

  Please join the Gadugi Scholars this Friday at 12:30 for a  wreath laying ceremony at the old Cherokee Training School/boarding school sil...

Happy Veterans Day! Russell D. Norris, of the Big Cove community on the Qualla Boundary,  World War Two US Navy veteran.