Relocated to an arid plot of land and given little to no governmental funding for community development, many Native Americans are still suffering, more than three centuries after the beginning of European expansion and exploitation.

Families unable to farm for an aggregate profit are forced to sell their crafts in urban areas, often confronted with xenophobia and racism. This is the story of Native American Reservations. While many individuals recognize the grievances America’s indigenous peoples have endured, few know about the reservations or Native American livelihoods today.

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I wake up every morning to the behemoth known as Miller & Long’s crane, swinging from one end of the new SIS building’s construction site to the other. With all the emphasis placed on new buildings like the SIS building or the recently opened Kogod wing, at times I turn my attention to one of AU’s abandoned structures – the Kreeger Music Hall.

Kreeger Music Building sits in the southwest corner of campus. It is nondescript and obscured by trees and construction trailers.  On prospective student tours, it’s unlikely any ambassador takes visitors past the Southside shuttle stop. “Nevermind that bland, supposedly-haunted building behind all of the construction in the corner,” I can imagine them saying. However, all of that might soon change.

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