Harvard University Native American Program
Mission
Our mission is to support the HUNAP Community through Education, Community, Scholarship, and Inclusion to ensure that the promise of the Harvard Charter of 1650 is realized.
Upcoming Events
Season 2 Ep 3: Frank Waln, artist-in-residence, musician and educator
In this episode, artist-in-residence, Lakota musician, public speaker, and educator Frank Waln joins ArtLab director Bree Edwards to explore the medicinal power of music in constructing futures from the rubble of colonial violence. Drawing on his formative relationship with music, Frank traces the lineage of hip-hop back to experiences of colonial displacement faced by communities of color in America. He discusses how this legacy allowed him to celebrate and share his indigeneity through storytelling, ceremony, and music.
We delve into Frank’s multi-year artist residency at ArtLab, where he aimed to continue exploring his musical practice—until he received unexpected news: the discovery of a hair sample belonging to his great-grandmother in the Woodbury Collection at the Harvard Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography. This painful revelation marked a pivotal moment in his creative journey.
In collaboration with Harvard’s Native American Program (HUNAP) and the Harvard Divinity School (HDS), Frank led Waná Wétu Owíčhota Owášta (We Gather in the Spring to Help in Our Healing), a gathering inspired by the Lakota Wiping of the Tears ceremony, creating a healing space for himself and other Native peoples at Harvard. Join us for an intimate conversation about Frank’s approach to hip-hop, heritage, and healing at ArtLab and beyond.
HUNAP Faculty News
What exactly is a republic anyway?
Government professor looks at long history, evolution of form of governance in class that’s drawing high interest in current moment
A New Force of Indian Country.
In 1969, my father gave voice to an activist generation of Native Americans. By Philip J. Deloria
How Nature Enabled Freedom for Groundbreaking American Women
From Harriet Tubman to Louisa May Alcott, the natural world was a catalyst to slipping their bonds
Many in Native communities applaud U.S. apology over boarding schools
Deloria, Gone say action over decades long initiative to forcibly assimilate children overdue, necessary
In the News
Increasing opportunities and visibility for Indigenous Communities at Harvard
Increasing opportunities and visibility for Indigenous Communities at Harvard SEAS student serves as DIB Fellow, co-president of Natives at Harvard College By Matt Goisman | Press contact December 16, 2024 Anthony Miguel, A.B. '25, has always sought to...
HUNAP Announces Our New Assistant Director, Jordan Clark (Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah)
Jordan Clark is an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, located on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. in African-American Studies from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and an M.A. in International Affairs with...
Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants
HUNAP Fellowships and Grants
HUNAP provides support to Harvard students to conduct research on Native American and Indigenous issues, for professional development activities, and for conference attendance.
Harvard Scholarships
Additionally, the American Indian College Fund manages a Harvard specific fully-funded scholarship to Harvard Law School.
HUNAP Indigenous Health Seminar Series
The HUNAP Indigenous Health & Well-Being Colloquium is a series of lectures and discussions highlighting the latest research and policies related to Native and Indigenous health issues. This seminar was established by HUNAP Faculty Director Joseph P. Gone and is co-sponsored by the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health & Social Medicine. See recordings of all past events from this series here
Most Recent Event:
Professor Teresa LaFromboise - The Potential for School as Sacred Spaces in American Indian/AK Native Adolescent Suicide Prevention
Recorded October 26, 2023
