Reconciliation

Fort Lewis College is committed to a reconciliation process that acknowledges our historical impact and honors our responsibilities to Indigenous communities, students, faculty, and staff. We recognize this is an ongoing process requiring an intentional focus on healing. Our reconciliation is critical to our future.

Learn more about reconciliation at FLC

Photo of Indigenous dancers during a powwow held at Michigan Sttae University.

Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Heather Shotton, FLC's vice president of diversity affairs dicusses Indigenous student success and what it means to be a Native-ready campus. “It’s not enough just to recruit and enroll Indigenous students at our institutions, says Heather Shotton, VP for Diversity Affairs at FLC and an Indigenous Education scholar. “It’s important that institutions are ready to...

With food demonstrations, solidarity walk, FLC celebrates Indigenous People’s Day

DURANGO, Colo.— About 100 people gathered around the Fort Lewis College Clocktower bowing their heads as Southern Ute Elders Elberta Thompson and Nathan Strong Elk take turns blessing attendees ahead of this year’s Solidarity Walk.  Strong Elk followed the blessings with a smudging ceremony, using traditional medicinal plants to cleanse those attending. The ceremony...
Students in Rachael Nez's Navajo class developed educational videos for children ages 4-7, hoping to inspire curiosity and pride in their Diné language. During a brainstorming session, they developed the themes and words that would later be included in the videos.

FLC Summer Institute Sparks Lifelong Passion for Native Language Revival

This year, 20 FLC students participated in All Our Kin Collective Summer Institute, a two-week program promoting excitement and love for Native Languages. Guided by instructors and tribal elders, students used songs, animated videos, and cultural activities to learn (and teach) Diné, Ute, and Lakota.

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