Indigenous Community at Mac: A Panel on Identities, Culture, and Activism within the Twin Cities

During this virtual session, Macalester faculty, students, and alumni gather to share their experiences and insights on Indigenous identities, cultures, and activism within the Twin Cities. Learn about our PIPE student organization, interdisciplinary indigenous studies courses, internships with Indigenous-centered organizations, and other ways Mac students can engage in community, both on and off campus.  Meet our Panelists:
Abaki Beck '15 (Blackfeet/Red River Metis) graduated from Macalester College with a degree in American Studies and from Washington University in St. Louis in 2020 with a Master's in Public Health. 

Prof. Katrina Phillips (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) teaches American Indian history and the history of the American West at Macalester. 

Jennings Mergenthal '21 (they/them) is a History and Biology major at Macalester, and calls both Chicago and St. Paul home. 

Zoe Allen '22 (she/her/hers) is from the White Earth Nation in northern Minnesota. Zoe is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota and also has Ojibwe lineage from White Earth.

This event is designed specifically for prospective students who are Native American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Alaskan Native, and Indigenous to the Americas.