The Haskell Indian Nations University is a university in Lawrence, Kansas in northeastern Kansas. It has free tuition for all Native Americans. About 1000 people attend the university. The university was created in 1884.
History
Haskell Indian Nations University was built in 1884. It was called the United States Indian Industrial Training School. It changed its name to Haskell Institute in 1887. Its name changed to Haskell Indian Nations University in 1993. Haskell offered its first four-year bachelor degree program in elementary teacher education.
Famous alumni
Evelyne Bradley - American Navajo judge
Chief Kenneth S. Clark Sr. - Nanticoke chief and Indian rights activist
Henry Roe Cloud - Tribal education advocate
Sharice Davids - American attorney, former mixed martial artist, U.S. Representative for Kansas's 3rd congressional district since 2019. Larry Johnson - football offensive lineman in the National Football League Buck Jones - professional football player Nick Lassa - professional football player Gilbert L. Laws - Nebraska Secretary of State and US Congressman Mayes McLain - professional football player Emmett McLemore - professional football player Billy Mills - Olympic gold medalist in 10,000m at Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Joe Pappio - professional football player Stan Powell - professional football player Steve Reevis - Hollywood actor Pauline Small - first woman elected to a Crow Nation tribal office Jim Thorpe - Olympic gold medalist in decathlon; scored a record 8,413 points Louis Weller - professional football player