About Us
Mission Statement
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. This includes incorporating Indigenous knowledges and methodologies into both the academy and campus life. Given that not only K-State, but also every university in the U.S. is on Indigenous lands, the recognition that America’s history begins and continues through Indigenous contexts is essential. Kansas State is on the ancestral lands of the Kansa (Kaw people) and Kansas is the home of four tribal nations: the Iowa, Kickapoo, Prairie Band Pottawatomie, and Sac and Fox.
Our mission, then, is to create decolonized spaces at the university and increase the presence, promotion, and support of Indigenous faculty, staff, and students at K-State.
Executive Board
Co-Chair:
William "Toby" Holmes
wtholmes@ksu.edu
Co-Chair:
LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin
lbaldwin@k-state.edu
Treasurer:
Lisa Tatonetti
tatonett@k-state.edu
KSU Indigenous Alliance E-Mail List
KSU_IA@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU