International Leadership Series inspires Iona students

Alexandra VinciStaff Writer

There are roughly 370 million indigenous people living in the world and most of them are fighting for their rights. The Political Science and International Studies departments took students into the city on Nov. 19 to learn about the struggle that indigenous people face.

The Lower Hudson Valley Catholic College and University Consortium holds a forum once a semester for any students attending the schools of the consortium. These forums are an International Leadership Series designed to give students a better understanding of issues around the world.  This semester’s topic was “The Indigenous People: A Too Often Invisible, Fragile People at