FIRE's video: Censored at Haskell Indian Nations University

Like FIRE on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheFIREorg Follow FIRE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheFIREorg Subscribe for email updates: https://www.thefire.org/news-and-media/subscribe-to-fires-updates/ The president of Haskell Indian Nations University banned a student from interviewing government agencies for the student newspaper, the Indian Leader. He also directed the student editor to start showing university administrators the “highest respect” — or else! In October, Haskell President Ronald Graham issued a personally-signed “directive” to student journalist Jared Nally, threatening him with disciplinary action if he continued basic acts of journalism. Graham specifically prohibited Nally from recording interviews and interviewing government officials. The university has also ignored the Leader’s repeated attempts to renew its position as a sanctioned organization and to ascertain the balance of its account with the student bank.Haskell makes it clear that student rights aren’t a priority. Its student rights office website has unintelligible placeholder text and little else. “The Indian Leader is the oldest Native American student newspaper and one of Haskell’s oldest continued legacies,” Nally said. “We are an award-winning publication, and it’s disappointing to feel like this amazing student legacy is not supported by our university.” Haskell is an educational institution operated by the federal government and bound to uphold students’ rights — not only by the Constitution, but by a 1989 settlement agreement between the university and the student newspaper. Protect a free student press. Visit thefire.org today to learn how.