"Memorabilia" "Dancers" and "Crowd" from article titled "Indo-Chicano Era is Hailed"
Image #1 "DQU Board chairman David Risling (center) accepts from Adam Nordwall, (in headdress), chairman of the United Bay Area Council of American Indian affairs, the peace pipe smoked by federal representatives and those of the Indians and Chicanos for whom yesterday was the real beginning of an idea whose time has come. Nordwall also gave Risling an ear of Indian corn saying, 'May it grow, and enable our people to compete in this new society as men among men.'"
Image #2 "Chippewa Adam Nordwall and his compatriots perform a peace pipe ceremony, asking the four winds to bring only good to the new Indian-Chicano university near Davis . . ."
Image #3 "Over 300 people from all over the state attended yesterday's deed-transfer ceremonies at DQU, during which federal dignitaries handed over the title document making possible the first Indian-Chicano university since before the white man came."
Woodland Daily Democrat
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files, Acc. #2017-039
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Woodland Daily Democrat
1971-04-03
Newspaper
"Flags"
Image from article titled "Indo-Chicano Era Hailed." "DQU's banner flies above that of the United States of Mexico over the former army guard shack at the entrance to the new Indian-Chicano university's campus . . ."
Woodland Daily Democrat
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files, Acc. #2017-039
https://yc-ais.axiellhosting.com/Details/archive/110000927
Woodland Daily Democrat
1971-04-03
Newspaper
"Some Important Dates in the History of D-Q University"
This partial newspaper article provides a timeline of important dates in the history of D-QU. 1970, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1988
Davis Enterprise
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files, Acc. #2017-039
https://yc-ais.axiellhosting.com/Details/archive/110000927
Davis Enterprise
1994-03-06
Newspaper
"The Chicano and an Indian staff were raised . . . to symbolize unity between the two peoples."
Image from an article titled "Indians March, Smoke Peace Pipe for D-QU." "The Chicano flag and an Indian staff were raised side by side when the marchers arrived to symbolize unity between the two peoples. A speaker pointed out that the distinction between Mexican-American and Native Americans is really one made by the white man's geographical boundaries and said that the people indigenous to all the land between Alaska and Tierra del Fuegi are actually one people."
Davis Enterprise
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files. Acc. #2017-039
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Davis Enterprise
1970-11-09
Fulton, Pat
Newspaper
"Protest"
Image from newspaper article "Here are two of the Indians who have 'invaded' the Army communications center between Davis and Winters. They are keeping warm near a tepee that has been set up on the surplus base."
Woodland Daily Democrat
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files, Acc. #2017-039
https://yc-ais.axiellhosting.com/Details/archive/110000927
Woodland Daily Democrat
197X
Newspaper
"Indian-Chicano Yolo Dreams Come True"
This is a partial newspaper article announcing the transfer of property to D-QU by the Office of Surplus Property Utilization in Washington.
Woodland Daily Democrat
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files, Acc. #2017-039
https://yc-ais.axiellhosting.com/Details/archive/110000927
Woodland Daily Democrat
1971-04-01
Abramson, Hilary
Newspaper
"Cultural Symbols"
Image from newspaper article of "a hand-painted mural showing four hands - representing the four races of mankind - clasped in unity decorat[ing] a wall at D-Q University near Davis."
Davis Enterprise
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files, Acc. #2017-039
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Davis Enterprise
1989-04-09
Newspaper
"Site Dedicated to DQU"
Portion of article that discusses the dedication of D-QU with some images.
Image #1 "Friendship Dance - Indians and Chicanos and white men and women joined hands in a friendship dance at the former Army communication center after they passed the peace pipe among themselves. In the background are the buildings the Native American Student Union of UCD wants to house the first Indian University in the world."
Image #2 "The March - About 50 Indians, Chicanos and sympathizers who want an Indian Chicano university established at the abandoned Army communications center off road 31 began the nine-mile march to the site from the UCD campus yesterday morning. The Mexican sign reading 'UCD Has Enough Monkeys,' refers to the university wanting to found a college for researching primates (and rice) at the center site."
Image #3 - shows a hoop dancer
Woodland Daily Democrat
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files, Acc. #2017-039
https://yc-ais.axiellhosting.com/Details/archive/110000927
Woodland Daily Democrat
1970-11-09
Newspaper
"Site is Dedicated to Use as DQU"
Partial article clipping providing details about the dedication of the former Army communications center to D-QU. The site provided "an opportunity for [Native and Chicano] people to receive and education relevant to [their] needs."
Woodland Daily Democrat
Yolo County Archives
Davis Public Library Vertical Files, Acc. #2017-039
https://yc-ais.axiellhosting.com/Details/archive/110000927
Woodland Daily Democrat
197X
Abramson, Hilary; McBride, Michael
Newspaper
Mary Frances Gaither
Black and white photograph of Mary Frances Gaither
Unknown
Yolo County Archives
Photograph Collection L09-025
Unknown
Copy of a photographic print.