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Haskell was formed as the United States Indian Industrial Training School in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1884. Originally, Haskell was a boarding school for 15 American Indian students, and provided agricultural education for grades one through five. The emphasis was on assimilation — teaching the students to become members of the dominant society. The school’s name was changed to Haskell Institute in 1887 to honor Dudley Haskell , the U.S. Representative from Kansas who was responsible for the school being located in Lawrence. A semi-military system was initiated where students wore uniforms and marched to their classes and exercised regularly. By 1894, there were 606 students enrolled, representing 36 states. Haskell expanded its academic training beyond the eighth grade to include "normal school".
Haskell began offering college level classes in 1927. Haskell Institute graduated its last high school level class in 1965. In 1970, the college was accredited as Haskell Indian Junior College and offered only college-level classes.
In 1993, with the addition of a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary teacher education, the Board of Regents changed the name to Haskell Indian Nations University.
Haskell offers majors in American Indian Studies,Tribal Archives and Tribal Museum Management, environmental science, business administration, and elementary teacher education.
Haskell's Fighting Indians participate in intercollegiate athletics in the NAIA, the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Association , and the Central States Football League. They field teams in basketballBasketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing the ball through a basket. Basketball is highly suited to viewing by spectators, as it is primarily an indoor sport, played in a relatively small playing ar, footballThis article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as "Football". For links to specific articles on each type of football, please see the list at the bottom of this article. Football is the name given to a n, cross country, golfThis article is about the sport of golf. For other meanings, see Golf (disambiguation). Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. It is defined in the Rules of Golf as playing a ball with, trackThe word track can mean more than one thing. It can mean a railroad track (see rail tracks), or a trail, informal road or pathway, or a distinct section of a sound recording, such as a gramophone record or compact disc, a circular segment of a hard disk o, softballSoftball is a team sport for two teams in which the object is to score runs by advancing around a circuit of four bases, known as a "diamond". It is a direct descendant of baseball, (sometimes referred to as "hardball" to differentiate the two) but differ and volleyballVolleyball is a popular sport where teams separated by a high net hit a ball back and forth between the teams using the hands and arms. It was created in the United States and is now played around the world. It is particularly popular in East Asia, includ. In 1926Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 See also 1926 in aviation 1926 in film 1926 in literature 1926 in mu, Haskell dedicated the first lighted football stadium in the central U.S.