Two undergraduates receive recognition for work in Native American Studies

Northwestern undergraduates Isabella Twocrow and Kadin Mills recently received recognition from the Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, a federal agency that supports study in fields related to the environment, tribal public policy, and Native American health care.

Twocrow is participating in the Udall’s Native American Congressional Internship, a program where 11 students spend the summer in Washington DC working alongside Native American and Indigenous policymakers. At Northwestern, she is studying organizational change in the School of Education and Social Policy, with a minor in Native American and Indigenous studies.

“I am honored and privileged to have received this internship in D.C. with the Udall Foundation and am eager to explore, experience, and learn more about tribal public policy,” Twocrow said. “I am beyond grateful to have this opportunity and cannot say ‘thank you’ enough for the support I have had here at Northwestern — from NAISA, CNAIR (Center for Native American and Indigenous Research), and other Native American and Indigenous faculty.”

Mills received the 2022 Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, a $7000 prize that recognizes students who demonstrate leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. As a student, Mills studies journalism at Medill and Native American studies at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Learn more in Northwestern Now’s article, “Students Isabella Twocrow and Kadin Mills receive Udall awards.”