NASU students advocate for longhouse, proposed legislation at state capitol

Yesterday Sienna Reid, Grey Webster and Deviney Wynecoop from WWU’s Native American Student Union (NASU) traveled to the Washington State Capitol in Olympia to meet with state lawmakers about a proposed Coast Salish Longhouse on Western’s campus and to testify in support of House Bill 2551, legislation that would ensure students are permitted to wear traditional tribal regalia or objects of Native American cultural significance at graduation ceremonies or related school events.

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