Bozho (Bodéwadmik), Hé (Lenape), Aya (Myaamia), Hiteto (Shawnee), Aloha (Hawaiian), Aanii (Anishinnabe), Aho (Lakota), Ya’at’eeh (Diné)

The NAECC acknowledges the traditional homelands of the Woodland People which Purdue University is built upon and we honor and appreciate the Bodéwadmik (Potawatomi), Lenape (Delaware), Myaamia (Miami), and Shawnee People who are the Indigenous caretakers of this land.

Welcome from the many tribal nations represented at the Native American Educational and Cultural Center! The NAECC is home to Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students, faculty, and staff representing over 65 Indigenous nations at Purdue University. Established in 2007 through student and campus advocacy, the NAECC is instrumental in nurturing student learning and success and provides educational opportunities for the campus community to learn about Indigenous cultures.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NAECC is open for the fall semester. Hours of operation are from 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday, by appointment only from 9 am to 12 noon and open to the public from 1 pm to 4 pm. For the health and safety of our Purdue NAECC community, we will follow the Protect Purdue Plan including requirement of face masks, reduction of building occupancy, and daily sanitizing of high traffic areas. All NAECC programs and events will be held virtually. Visit the NAECC’s social media outlets for more information and updates.

"…I would not have survived graduate school and being in a new environment, if it weren’t for the support and guidance from the NAECC and it’s community."

- Nicole A. Benally (Navajo), M.S. Agronomy ‘18