Additional Information and Resources

Community Resources and Projects

The Kansas Treaties Project
The Kansas Land Treaties Project is a public resource for educators, students, and the public to learn more about how Kansas went from the ancestral homeland of Indigenous nations to a state within the United States. This project is in process and will change over the next several years.

National Endowment for the Humanities
Three-year grant to enable the creation of integrated content (annotations, videos, interviews, etc.) on Land Grants and Indigenous nations/histories into nearly every composition classroom.

Financial Resources

Indigenous Alliance Native American Indigenous Scholarship
This award offers a $1,500 scholarship for eligible first-year and transfer students.

Indigenous Peoples Residency
In-state tuition for students of tribes with historical ties to Kansas, made possible by a State of Kansas legislative provision.

Land Grant Promise
This award provides Pell-eligible, Kansas undergraduates with a household income of $70,000 or less, gift aid equal to tuition.

K-State Community Building

Land acknowledgment revision
Indigenous Faculty Staff Alliance members have been working with university leaders to reformulate the university land acknowledgment and rebuild its webpage and resources. Part of this process includes visits with the five nations (four federally recognized Kansas nations and the Kaw nation) to seek feedback and build community.

Indigenous Peoples Day
This annual event celebrates and honors the histories, cultures and contributions of Indigenous peoples.

Orange Shirt Day
As part of Canada's National Truth and Reconciliation Day traditions, Orange Shirt Day builds awareness and support for Indian Residential School Reconciliation, reinforcing the belief that every child matters.

Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance (IFSA)
The Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance is K-State's affinity group for Native American, First Nations and Indigenous peoples. The organization was created in 2015 to address the need for support, growth, and greater visibility of Indigenous people, nations and perspectives on K-State’s campus, throughout Kansas and beyond.

Indigenous Student Resources
View student involvement opportunities and resources that celebrate Indigenous cultures and contributions to the university.

Local Community Engagement

Cargill College-for-a-Day
A one-day visit for students to explore the campus, hear from program leaders and connect with Indigenous students enrolled at the university.

College-for-a-Day: Athletics Edition
A one-day visit for students to meet with coaches, tour facilities and connect with Indigenous athletes on campus.

Research
Undergraduate students collaborated with faculty and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to design renewable energy solutions that strengthen Tribal energy sovereignty.

Arts
The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art has acquired a beaded crown made by Prairie Band Potawatomi artist Joanna Mitchell. This type of crown is worn during tribal social dances.

The museum’s 2025 acquisition was a portrait by Wazhazhe/Osage artist Ryan RedCorn. The 10-foot portrait features sisters Courtney Neff and Brittney Trout (also affiliated to the Wazhazhe/Osage Nation) and the traditional finger-woven belts made by their grandmother.  

Tutoring
IFSA member weekly presence as a tutor for youth of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

Community service
IFSA members volunteer and build relationships at the annual Kaw Youth Language Powwow in Oklahoma  and annual Kaw Powwow in Council Grove.

IFSA membership on the state-level Kansas Advisory Council for Indigenous Education Committee working to develop Indigenous-led social studies guidelines and curriculum.

IFSA member (Janis Simon of the Kickapoo tribe) was K-State's Tribal Food Systems Coordinator. Her work included the development and execution of the Tribal Food Systems project to increase access to culturally appropriate nutrition education and access to healthy foods.

Training and education
IFSA members provide professional development training for K-12 teachers in English and Social Studies as well as participating in state-level workshops and teacher training.

IFSA members lead training on Indigenous experiences in the U.S. for Child Advocacy Centers, district courts, organizations supporting Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault survivors, Riley County PD, and government agencies, including the Kansas Attorney General's Victim Services Division.