Gadugi Scholars

 Did you know that approximately 60% of the foods that constitute the world's diet originated with the Indigenous peoples of the Americ...

 Please join us today for this exciting and important event!! 2:00 pm Linville Falls (PSU Room 226)

 HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH FROM  THE GADUGI PARTNERSHIP!!!

  Do you know a Cherokee High School student interested in Cherokee history and who would like to earn college credit? Each fall Appalachian...

 Shiyo! This week we are wrapping up our Pride Month celebration by examining the life of Barbara Cameron, a Hunkpapa Lakota and Two Spirit ...

  Shiyo! Between December, 1885, and June, 1886, the city of Washington, D.C. was enthralled with and fascinated by a Zuni visitor named We’...

  Shiyo! This week I wanted to share the story of a Two Spirit pioneer, Osh-Tisch (Crow). Osh-Tisch (1854-1929), whose name translates to “F...

 Shiyo! Most of you have probably heard Native LGBTQ+ community members referred to by the term, “two spirit,” and you might have wondered w...

  Shiyo, all! And Happy Pride Month! As I do each year, I will be posting materials on the month across Gadugi’s Facebook and Instagram page...

 Congratulations to Derek Torres, a former Gadugi Scholar who graduates from Appalachian State University today with a degree in communicati...

  Friday was a special day for the Gadugi Partnership! We were honored to present each Cherokee High School ROTC student with a memorial Cha...

  Hey Boonies with children--come to the Watauga County Public Library on February 8th at 11:00 am and join App State's Student American...

In 1619, the colony of Virginia signed a treaty of alliance with the Powhatan Confederacy.

 In 864, the Mayan dedicated the Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza . Chichen Itza: pre-Colombian city built by the Mayans.

  S'gi to Ms. Miranda Stamper of Cherokee Middle School for a fantastic presentation yesterday here at App! As part of our celebration o...

  Last week, we had the opportunity to educate campus through the “We Are Here” panel discussion series. The event went well, but there was ...

 In 1969, American Indian Movement activists first occupy Alcatraz Island.

Did you know that American Indians serve in the United States military at 5 times the national average? Or that, since 9/11, nearly 19 perce...

In 1871, the 2,854 square mile San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation is established. The reservation became the home of Apache, Mohave, and ...

  I am SO excited about these events next week! It's International Education Week, and Gadugi has partnered with App State's Office ...