History of the LNACC
The name of the second center established by a group of Latino and Native American students at the University of Iowa.
Latino-Native American Cultural Center
The first Indigenous Senator elected to a UISG Ticket. (Former NASA member)
Jessica Owens- Ho-Chunk
What will NASA event will NASA be sponsoring later this spring?
The 26th annual University of Iowa Powwow
The traditional gathering night for NASA since it's founding
Thursday nights
A key support group for NASA, consisting of faculty and staff
The Native American Council (NAC)
The LNACC was originally called this with it's establishment in 1971
Chicano Indian American Cultural Center
Drafted and began the Land Acknowledgement for the U of Iowa, was a former NASA member, and served as NASA Advisor
(Also helped with this jeopardy) :D
Tracy Peterson
NASA has sponsored this many powwows
25
NASA changed it's name from this in 2013.
(AISA) American Indian Student Association
This summer program has yielded many NASA members, working to familiarize high school students across the country with NASA and the University of Iowa
The Iowa First Nations Summer Program
In this year the LNACC moved to it's current location at 308 Melrose Ave in Iowa City.
1973
This person is recognized as the longest supporting faculty member of NASA
(also the all-time Frybread Fryer for the NASA group)
Dr. Joe Dan Coulter
The longest reigning Potato Dance Champions
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Aydan Wynos and Tyrone Peterson, III
This was the first year of the NAC Graduation Honoring Ceremony
2017
This program is the steering committee of Native Studies at the University of Iowa
The Native American and Indigenous Studies Program
This number of students founded the original cultural center for the Latino and Native American students on campus in 1971.
Three (Tony Zavala, Ruth Pushetonequa, and Rusty Barcelo)
The first Indigenous Physician to graduate from the College of Medicine
(also a founder of NASA)
Orennzo Snyder- Diné
Robert A. Lee Community Center
NASA and AISES purchased this in 1993 and were the first BIPOC group to have access to such technology
a typewriter
This group was created by NASA students enrolled at the UI College of LAW
Native American Law Student Association (NALSA)
A group of Latino and Native American Students established the University of Iowa's Chicano and Indian American Student Union in this year.
1970
This NASA and NALSA member was the first delegate- designate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Cherokee Nation
Kim Teehee
1990
NASA was founded in this year
1989
This program in the College of Engineering has yielded many NASA members.
American Indian Science and Engineering Program (AISES)