bear claw pendant, unrecorded Native American artist

In the 1960s, Haskell students pushed for changes that would better serve Indian country. In 1970 the school became Haskell Indian Junior College, offering associate degrees and skill-based certificates, including silversmithing. Students incorporated traditional, abstract, and contemporary motifs into their designs. By the late 1980s, Haskell had begun granting bachelor’s degrees, and in 1993 it was renamed Haskell Indian Nations University. Today Haskell is the most prominent four-year intertribal college in the United States, serving students from over 140 tribal nations.