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The Common Reading

Each year, we invite all incoming students to read (and sometimes watch) a Common Reading that will be discussed together during NSO and in a series of events throughout the year that expand upon the ideas and theme.

Past Common Readings

Fall 2020: A Map of Lost things

By Jamila Osman

Fall 2021: Taking Up Space

By Mareshah “MJ” Jackson

Fall 2022: Essays by Steph Littlebird

“Am I honoring those who’ve come before me?”
Greg Archuleta and Lifeways: Cultivating resilience through education
Managing cultural resources for this generation and the next
Teaming up: Crow’s Shadow & Hallie Ford Museum of Art

Fall 2023: The Stories We Weave with Waylon Lenk

The Death of a Chief: An Interview with Yvette Nolan
Language is the building block of thought | Madeline Sayet