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Nov. 1, 2021
Dear UAF students, faculty and staff,
November is Native American Heritage Month. This month gives us the unique opportunity
to acknowledge and celebrate the continuing contributions of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native and other
Indigenous peoples to the UAF community, our state and the nation.ÌýÌý
I write this from the Troth Yeddha’ Campus, which is located on the ancestral lands
of the Dena people of the lower Tanana River. Wherever we are in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, all of us
live and work upon lands that were stewarded for thousands of years by ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native
peoples.Ìý
We have a responsibility to understand the history of our state and incorporate that
knowledge into our thinking, teaching and learning at UAF. That is an area where the
university can lead through research and scholarship, and through a culture of diversity,
equity and inclusion.
I encourage you to participate in wherever you are, and to continue to celebrate the diversity of our communities and
our university. Strengthening UAF’s position as a global leader in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native and
Indigenous programs is one of UAF’s six strategic goals. We are committed to achieving
that goal by building on the successes of the past and making strategic investments
to increase ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native success moving forward. Ìý
Thanks for choosing UAF.
— Dan White, chancellor
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