Native American Educational and Cultural Center dedicated

October 6, 2007

Native American Educational and Cultural Center dedicated

Blanket presented to Purdue president
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Verónica Hirsch (left) and graduate student Candice Guy (right) present a Pendleton blanket as a gift to Purdue President France A. Córdova during the dedication ceremony Saturday (Oct. 6) of the university's Native American Educational and Cultural Center.

Guy is a graduate student in population, ecology and evolution. Members of the Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana, Wea Indian Tribe of Indiana, Eel River Tribe of Indiana, Wea Indian Tribe and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians participated in the ceremony on the grounds of the center at South Campus Courts, Building B, 503 Harrison St. The center's creation is the result of a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the campuswide Mosaic initiative, which is the cornerstone for all multicultural educational projects at the university. "The center will facilitate new and current students' transition into the larger university culture while reinforcing the importance of maintaining meaningful connections to home, tribal communities and of creating a supportive student community," said its first director, Hirsch.

(Purdue News Service photo/Dave Umberger)

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