Gail Metoyer Jones Center for Inclusion and Diversity

NSU to host Sankofa African American Museum on Wheels

Feb. 12, 2025

NATCHITOCHES – The Gail Metoyer Jones Center for Inclusion and Diversity at Northwestern State University will host the Sankofa African American Museum on Wheels from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 in the Student Union Ballroom.

The Sankofa African American Museum on Wheels is a renowned collection of […]

NSU alums Parrie, Caldwell to give book talk, reading about ‘Choctaw-Apache Voices’ series

Jan. 7, 2025

By Dr. Rebecca Riall, Associate Professor, Coordinator of American Indian/Indigenous Studies, Coordinator of Pre-Law and Paralegal Studies

NATCHITOCHES – About 50 miles from Natchitoches is the center of the Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb, an Indigenous community which, over the centuries, created a unique culture as it coalesced at […]

NSU’s 2025 MLK celebration will include a march, day of service and other events

January 6, 2025

By Dr. Jasmine Wise, coordinator of Black Studies and the Gail Metoyer Jones Center for Inclusion and Diversity

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Gail Metoyer Jones Center for Inclusion and Diversity will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events designed to […]

“Cooking with Culture: Creole Cooking Demonstration” event to feature NSU alumna Chef Sheri Raleigh

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will kick off October’s Creole Heritage Month with “Cooking with Culture: Creole Cooking Demonstration” featuring NSU alumna Chef Sheri Raleigh. The culinary experience will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Columns Cafe. This event is a collaboration between NSU’s Hospitality Management & Tourism Program, the Creole […]

Rescheduled: Tunica-Biloxi scholars and cultural knowledge keepers to speak at NSU about Indigenous people and social change

NATCHITOCHES – What does it take to wake up a “sleeping” Indigenous language? How do Indigenous nations keep their cultures and environments thriving? Elisabeth Pierite-Mora and Jean-Luc Pierite, both Tunica-Biloxi and Mississippi Choctaw, will speak about their work at Northwestern State University at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 Lucile Hendrick Room on the first floor […]

NSU announces Black History Month events

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Gail Metoyer Jones Center for Inclusion and Diversity (CID) will host and cohost a series of events in celebration of Black History Month throughout February.

“These events are designed to honor the rich contributions of the Black community to our nation’s history, culture, and progress. We invite the community to join […]