Native Americans

Gurneau (part Ojibwe) was a star athlete in football, basketball, track, and wrestling. He intercepted and ran 65 yards for a touchdown versus Carolina in November 1930.

Martin was the first Native American to receive a PhD at NC State. He earned the degree in experimental statistics.

Professor Robert Havighurst of the University of Chicago gave a lecture titled "Education of the American Indian" as part of the Symposium series "Man in his Urban Environment."

The Technician reported that the Indian Hobbyists Club was created to celebrate Native American history and dance. The club participated in a pow wow organized by the Order of the Arrow, a branch of the Boy Scouts of America.

Students formed NASA in order to foster support academically, as well as socially and culturally.

Student Senate charged the Minority Affairs Committee to represent the concerns of African-Americans, Native Americans, women, the disabled, and the gay and lesbian community on campus.

The Native American Student Association sponsored NC State's first Annual Pow Wow. Every year after, the event has featured Native American culture, including food, dress, and especially dance.

Cultural Awareness Day was sponsored by the Native American Student Association.

Chancellor Larry Monteith and Native American students signed a proclamation naming November as Native American Heritage Month. The Technician reported that the students and Monteith also discussed the possibility of a peer mentor program and increased recruitment of Native American students and faculty.

Students formed NC State's chapter of the AISES.

The Society of Native American Culture published the Native American 10 Commandments in the Technician.

Students organized a chapter of Alpha Pi Omega, the first Native American sorority at NC State.

Two organizations, the Native American Student Association and the Society of Native American Culture, merged under one name: the Native American Student Association.

The NC State chapter of Phi Sigma Nu was chartered. It was the university's first Native American fraternity.

Native American Student Affairs was established as a unit under Multicultural Student Affairs.

The Technician reported that the Native American Symposium offered information for incoming freshmen, including information on navigating campus.

The NC State Chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society hosted the conference in Talley Student Center. Activities included a career fair, presentations, campus tours, and a pow wow.

The Technician reported that members of the Native American Student Association and American Indian Science and Engineering Society presented Chancellor Marye Anne Fox with a proclamation celebrating November Indian Heritage Month. Governor Mike Easley signed the proclamation.

Governor Mike Easley declared November Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina. Native American Student Association members presented Chancellor Marye Anne Fox with a copy of Easley's proclamation.

High School students from Native American communities visited campus.

The Technician reported that this panel discussion focused on use of Native American descriptions in athletic team symbols.

The NCSU chapter of Epsilon Chi Nu (Native American fraternity) was chartered.

Multicultural Student Affairs and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences hosted the Native American Forum "Language and Identity."

The NCSU Chapter of Sigma Omicron Epsilon (Native American sorority) was chartered.

The minor in Native American Studies was established in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Native American Culture Night became an annual event sponsored by the Native American Student Association.

Sponsored by the Native American Student Association, the Pow Wow is a celebration of Native American culture, including food, dress, and especially dance.

Sponsored by the Native American Student Association, the Pow Wow is a celebration of Native American culture, including food, dress, and especially dance.

NC State University Libraries' Wolf Tales program records the personal stories of students attending the 2017 Pow Wow.