title of program: American Indian StudiesDept of American Indian Studies, Augsburg College, Campus Box 115, 2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis MN 55454
name\title of head\director: Dr. Eric Buffalohead, Chair
degree(s) granted: B.A. Major
description of program offerings: American Indian Studies is a major that gives students the opportunity to learn about the original, indigenous cultures of North America. Students will be provided with a multidisciplinary understanding of the history and present situation of American Indians. The program emphasizes the interrelations among history, culture, language, literature, the arts, philosophy, religion, political and social forces, and the legal status and sovereignty of American Indians. This course of study exposes students to the richness and beauty of North American Indian cultures.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Hollywood and Indigenous film, Native American Women, Contemporary Issues--local and global, Traditional and Contemporary Art, Literature, History, Storytelling, Religious and Philosophical Thought. As a group, our faculty has worked to provide experiential educational opportunities through travel seminars to central American and across local regions, through internships and applied research for local organizations.
resources available: Augsburg Native American Film Series, Native American Writer's Series, Augsburg Indigenous Student Association, American Indian Student Support Program, Storytelling Forum, on-campus speakers, and a growing collection of Native American film, literature, art, history, and cultural texts in our college library.
financial aid available to students: Contact Jennifer Simon 612-330-1144 simonj@augsburg.edu
number of students in program: 14
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Colleen E. Boyd, Ph.D.
degree(s) granted: Minor
description of program offerings: Students complete 3 required core courses and earn a total of 18 credits to complete a minor degree in Native American Studies. Courses include overview studies of Native North American cultures and history, American Indian literature, ethnohistory, folklore, archaeological studies, Great Lakes indigenous cultures and contemporary issues. Students may also participate in emersion experiences in Native communities.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Historical archaeology (including Native Americans) in the mid-Atlantic region; Coast Salish/Pacific Northwest ethnography, ethnohistory and contemporary environmental anthropology; Midwest archaeology; Southeastern bio-archaeology; field trips to the American SW through International Studies.
resources available: Native American Student Association (re-formed in 2006); Diversity Policy Institute, International Studies Program, Multicultural Center.
financial aid available to students: See BSU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at http://www.bsu.edu/finaid/.
number of students in program: 11
title of program: Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Lee Cook, Director, American Indian Resource Center (lcook@bemidjistate.edu)
degrees granted: B.A. in Indian Studies (major and minor); minor in Ojibwe language.
description of program offerings: American Indian history, government, and visual arts.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: [Information not provided.]
resources available: New building: American Indian Resource Center, The Indian Student Services program, the Council of Indian Students, an AISES chapter, two library collections (the American Indian Bibliography and the NIEA Collection), access to powwows, the Ojibwe Art Expo, and the Oshkaabewis Native Journal. BSU is located at the center of three reservations: White Earth, Red Lake, and Leech Lake. Resource people from the reservations are used as teachers and demonstrators. The majority of students at BSU are drawn from these reservations.
financial aid available to students: Available, contact: Admissions Office, (218)755-2040.
number of students in program: 150 full-time American Indian Students, 20 Indian Studies majors, 13 minors, and 9 Ojibwe Language minors.
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Dr. John Henry Glover, Director
degrees granted: Major and Minor in American Indian Studies; concentration in Lakota Culture.
description of program offerings: [See website.]
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Lakota Language and Culture, Indian Law, Oral Literature, Contemporary Indian Literature, Contemporary Indian Issues, Indian Women, Indian History.
resources available: Library - Case Western Library Collection, Arrow Publications, E.Y. Berry Collection, Emory Lakota Recordings; two student Indian organizations: Lakota Omniciye, AISES.
financial aid available to students: Yes.
number of students in program: Approximately 20 majors, 50 minors.
title of program: Native American Studies
department in which housed: Department of Sociology and Anthropology (Joint Major involving 6 departments).
name\title of head\director: Raymond Bucko, S.J., Interim Director
degree(s) granted: B.A. major and minor.
description of program offerings: Standard academic program and community building/linking component.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Ethnohistory of Native American Cultures, Native American sports, History, Current Issues, Research, Native American policy/law, Gender issues, Religion, Political issues.
resources available: Native American Student Organization (NAA), Multicultural Affairs Office, Minority Health Sciences.
financial aid available to students: Two dedicated Native American scholarships.
number of students in program: 7
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: John P. Husmann, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History.
degree(s) granted: Minor
description of program offerings: The American Indian Studies program, within the Cultural Studies program, at Dakota Wesleyan University provides students with an understanding and appreciation of the varied cultures of the first peoples of America. Students may minor in American Indian Studies or may elect courses which fulfill General Education requirements in the area of cultural awareness. Elective courses in American Indian Studies are appropriate options for students pursuing careers in health care, human services, education, or similar areas in which they would be working with residents of the Upper Plains. Course offerings include American Indian History and Culture; Tribal Treaties, Laws and Government; Issues in Indian Country; American Multiethnic Literature; History of South Dakota and the West; Minority Groups.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Native American History and Environmental Issues.
resources available: Oyate Ho Waste club for Native American students; DWU has a relationship with St. Joseph's Indian School in Chamberlain SD.
financial aid available to students: The usual assortment of institutional, federal, and other financial aid.
number of students in program: One student enrolled in the program.
title of program: College of Indigenous and American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Daniel Wildcat, Ph.D.
degree(s) granted: B.A.
description of program offerings: General Education Curriculum that
integrates the experiences of Indigenous and American Indian Studies as well as Junior/Senior baccalaureate level coursework to support the degree.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: [Information not provided.]
resources available: Native American services, AIS Student Club, Native American Collection - Haskell Library
financial aid available to students: Yes.
number of students in program: 70
title of program: Native American House: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: LeAnne Howe, Interim Director
degree(s) granted: Undergraduate Minor in American Indian Studies and Graduate Minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (beginning Fall 08).
description of program offerings: The faculty of the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is devoted to forging a paradigm for both academically-based and community-grounded research situated in the interdisciplinary traditions of American Indian Studies that explores interrelationships within and among American Indian nations and peoples and with transhemispheric Indigenous populations and settler-colonial nation-states and their ethnic and racial populations. Our graduate and undergraduate curricula emphasizes tribal peoples' centuries-long fight for sovereignty, including self-government, economic self-determination, and cultural self-representation. Grounded by a strong commitment to the worlds, histories, representations, and political struggles of Indigenous peoples, in particular American Indians, our academic programming uses interdisciplinary categories of critical inquiry as conduits through which students engage research methodologies and scholarship in their major fields of study. Central to this model is shaping the futures of research and teaching.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Representation of American Indians and the politics of children's literature, Indigenous theories and politics; postcolonial theory; American Indian grassroots political thought; Indigenous histories; popular culture and the related politics of representation; American Indian literatures and literary criticisms; American Indian law and policy; ethnohistories of American Indians; American Indian education.
resources available: Teaching assistantships, the Native American House (student support and cultural center), American Indian Science and Engineering Society chapter, and two student groups -- Red Roots and Changing Women.
financial aid available to students: Support is available for undergraduate and graduate Native students. Program also offers two post-doctoral fellowships.
number of students in program: n/a.
title of program: American Indian and Native Studies Program
name\title of head\director: Michelene Pesantubbee, Coordinator
degree(s) granted: Minor; Undergraduate and Graduate Certificates in American Indian and Native Studies.
description of program offerings: The American Indian and Native Studies Program (AINSP) is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the histories, cultures, languages, arts, crafts, beliefs, political and social organizations, economies, geographies, literatures, and contemporary legal and political issues of Native Americans of the United States and other indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Nineteen faculty members in twelve departments and three colleges have a wide range of interests and expertise ranging from the archaeology of the Americas to Native American/First Nations women.
resources available: American Indian Science and Engineering Society chapter, American Indian Student Association, Native American Law Student Association, Latino/Native American Indian Cultural Center, Opportunity at Iowa (assistance to minority students).
financial aid available to students: Iowa First Nations program allows resident tuition to members of Nations historically connected to Iowa. Also a wide range of scholarships is available through Opportunity at Iowa (http://www.uiowa.edu/~provost/oi
number of students in program: 27 Undergraduate Certificate, 3 Graduate Certificate.
title of program: American Indian Studies Program
department in which housed: a cross-disciplinary program in the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) College.
name\title of head\director: Sidner Larson, Chair
degrees granted: Minor in American Indian Studies.
description of program offerings: American Indian Studies: Introduction; Special Topic; Independent Study; English: American Indian Literature; Anthropology; The American Indian; Contemporary Native Americans; Cultural Continuity and Change in the Prairie-Plains; American Indian Women Writers and American Indians in Law, Literature, and Social Sciences; ElEd/ SecEd: Native American Tutoring (and others).
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Native literatures, political science/law/national sovereignty, family and alcohol counseling, Native languages and multimedia.
resources available: American Indian Studies Office (CDS)graduate assistant; Minority Student Affairs Native American Program Assistant. Student organizations include the United Native American Student Association, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, American Indian Rights Organization, and the Indian Students Organization Office/Resource Room.
financial aid available to students: Support is available for undergraduate and graduate Native students.
number of students in program: Currently 7 minors in American Indian Studies; annual enrollment in AmIn 210 of 230 students (always full).
title of program: Center for Indigenous Nations Studies; Tribal Law and Government Center
name\title of head\director: Danny J. Anderson, Acting Director
degree(s) granted: M.A.; Joint M.A./J.D. program in conjunction with the KU Law School)
description of program offerings: General Studies Track, Museum Studies Track, Sovereignty Track, Linguistics Track.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: See http://www2.ku.edu/~insp/Faculty_homepage.html.
resources available: First Nations Student Association, Multicultural Resource Center, Journal of Indigenous Nations Studies, Lawrence is also home to Haskell Indian Nations University, Pelathe Community Resource Center.
financial aid available to students: Some scholarships/grants available every year, but amounts vary.
number of students in program: 32
title of program: Native American Studies Program
department in which housed: Program in American Culture
name\title of head\director: Philip Deloria, Director
degree(s) granted: B.A. minor
description of program offerings: [information not provided.]
areas of faculty interest\expertise: History, Literature, Women's Studies, African-American Studies, Psychology, Anthropology, Ojibwe language.
resources available: NASA, NALSA, AISES, Office of Multicultural Initiatives, Multi-ethnic Student Affairs, William Clements Library, Bentley Historical Library, Graduate Library, Museum of Anthropology.
financial aid available to students: See financial aid office.
number of students in program: [Information not provided.]
title of program: American Indian Studies Program (AISP)
name\title of head\director: Susan Applegate Krouse, Director
degree(s) granted: Specialization (interdisciplinary minor)
description of program offerings: The American Indian Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate specialization that broadens students' understanding of Native cultures, history, and current issues with an emphasis on Native peoples of the Midwest. Enrollment in the specialization, which is open to all undergraduates, requires the written approval of the AISP director. The specialization is completed while a student is enrolled in a separate degree-granting program.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: 25 affiliated faculty with expertise in the following areas: American Indian anthropology and archaeology, including urban Indian issues, Native women, Native language retention, indigenous archaeology. American Indian families, parenting, grandparenting, elder issues. American Indian history, including contact, fur trade and early U.S. eras; Canadian First Nations and border history. Indigenous law and policy, including tribal law. Ojibwe language, including instruction at first, second, and third year levels. American Indian health. Native literature and rhetorics.
resources available: North American Indigenous Student Organization (NAISO), freshman retention program (Aanii), American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) chapter, Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers group, North American Indigenous Faculty Staff Association (NAIFSA), Nokomis Learning Center.
financial aid available to students: Michigan Indian tuition waiver program for enrolled members of federally recognized tribes or American Indians with BIA certification. To qualify for the tuition waiver, students must also be citizens of Michigan, which means at least a one-year residency.
number of students in program: 15 undergraduates pursuing AISP specialization; 49 affiliated graduate students.
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Jean O'Brien, Interim Chair
degrees granted: B.A. major and minor.
description of program offerings: Courses include Indigenous Peoples: An American Perspective; Indigenous Peoples: A Global Perspective; American Indian History to 1840; American Indian History, 1840-Present; American Indian Art; American Indian Literature; Dakota History and Culture; Ojibwe History and Culture; Dakota Language: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced;. Ojibwe Language: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced; American Indian Women; History of American Indian Education; American Indian Philosophies; American Indian Law; Law, Sovereignty, and Treaty Rights; Tribal Government; Change and Development in Indian Communities; Federal Indian Policy; Contemporary American Indian Movements; American Indians and the Cinema; American Indians and Photography; and a wide variety of special topics courses, directed studies and research; and internship opportunities.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Interest in Native literature, art, film, and photography, philosophy, Dakota and Ojibwe languages, culture and history, American Indian history, federal policy, law, and treaty rights, political economy.
resources available: American Indian Culture House; Center of Indigenous Nations (COIN); American Indian Student Cultural Center; Dakota and Ojibwe Language Societies.
financial aid available to students: Please contact the American Indian Admission Recruiter, (612)624-9565.
number of students in program: Approximately 50 majors and 30 minors.
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Joseph C. Jastrzembski, Assoc. Professor of History
degree(s) granted: Minor; concentration.
description of program offerings: Native American Art, Native American Literature, American Indian History, Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, Great Plains Indians, Native American Social History, Contemporary Issues with Native American Families, Pharmaceutical Ethnobotany, Ethnoarchaeology.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Art, Biology, GeoSciences, History, Sociology, Social Work, English.
resources available: Native American Cultural Center; Native American Cultural Awareness Club; Multicultural Center; Annual Powwow; Gordon Olson Library: large collection of Native American books and periodicals; MSU's Native American On-line Museum, coming soon. MSU is centrally located to four North Dakota reservations/tribes: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation, and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. MSU has memorandums of understanding with the Turtle Mountain Community College and the Fort Berthold Community College (Three Affiliated Tribes).
financial aid available to students: Diversity Tuition Waiver.
number of students in program: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Cynthia Willis Esqueda, Director
degrees granted: B.A. major and minor; Ph.D. and M.A. with an emphasis in Native American Studies.
description of program offerings: Courses focus on Anthropology, Plains Ethnology, Native American Literature, History, Northern Plains Native Languages, Psychology, Sociology, and more.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Anthropology, English, Geography, Ethnic Studies, Psychology, Sociology, History, and Law.
resources available: The Campus Indian Students Club (UNITE - UNited InterTribal Exchange) sponsors programs, an annual pow-wow, and visiting speakers/lecturers. The university is home to the University of Nebraska Press which publishes American Indian Quarterly and many other outstanding Native American publications. The Native American Telecommuncations Consortium is also housed at the university. Native American Studies promotes an awareness of Native American culture and knowledge to students, the university, the community, and national and international audiences.
financial aid available to students: Full scholarships are available to some Native American students. Partial scholarships may also be available.
number of students in program: [Information not provided.]
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Dr. Beth Ritter, Academic Coordinator; Carolyn K. Fiscus, Director of Native Community Outreach and Service.
degrees granted: Minor in Native American Studies; also, B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with the primary focus on Native American Studies, M.A. with Native Studies graduate minor.
description of program offerings: Introduction to Native American Studies, Indians of North America, North American Archaeology, Native American Literature, History of North American Indians, Native American Religions, Social Work with American Indians, Plains Indian Anthropology, Tribal Governments, Native American Law, and independent studies courses in Asphalt REZ, Urban Native Issues, Urban Native Health Issues, Sacred Existence: Contemporary Ceremony and Sustainable Practices.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Carolyn K. Fiscus: Education & Contemporary Issues; Jessiline Anderson: Psychology and Counseling; Pamela Owens: Religion, Theresa Lamsam: Communications and Journalism; Jeanne Reames-Zimmerman: History; Michelle Demarais: Religion; Linda Parker: Library Science; Denny Smith: History; Frank Bramlett: English; Barbara Robins: English; Michael Carroll: Recruitment of Native Students; Bruce Johansen: Environmental issues and extensive work on the Northeast; Beth Ritter: Anthropology, Plains Indians; Sandra Squires: Special Education; Dale Stover: Philosophy and Religion; Michael Tate: History; Ed Zendejas: Political Science/Criminal Justice.
resources available: UNO Intertribal Students Organization. Our program maintains a close relationship with the Native American peoples of Omaha and Nebraska at large. We provide outreach programs and a host of public speakers, honoring ceremonies, and other presentations throughout the year.
financial aid available to students: Goodrich Scholarship Program for Minority Students.
number of students in program: 33.
number of Native students on campus: 70.
title of program: Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Birgit Hans, Chair
degrees granted: B.A. major or minor.
description of program offerings: The Indian Studies program offers an expanded approach to the study of American history and society as well as enabling the University to serve reservation communities. Courses include Contemporary American Indian Issues; History of Federal Indian Law and Policy; American Indian Language, Literature and Culture; Traditional American Indian Literature; Survey of Native American Arts and Crafts; Reservation Government and Politics; Chippewa History; History of Western Sioux; Urban Indian Studies; Contemporary Indian Women; Native American Child Development.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Anthropology, literature, law.
resources available: North Dakota has four Indian reservations: Turtle Mountain, Fort Berthold, Devils Lake, and Standing Rock.
financial aid available to students: Tuition waivers through the University, including a number of minority tuition waivers, are available to all students.
number of students in program: 25 majors and a number of minors.
title of program: Native American Studies
department in which housed: Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Philosophy
name\title of head\director: Sharlotte Neely, Ph.D., Director
degrees granted: B.A., B.S. w/ minor in Native American Studies.
description of program offerings: Anthropology courses on North American Indians, Indians of Mesoamerica, Modern American Indians, North American archaeology, Mesoamerican Archaeology, Art and Culture, Museum Methods, Prehistoric Ecology, Cultural Anthropology, and a web-based course called Native Americans; history courses on Plains Indians and History of the Indians of the United States; geography course on Diversity Mapped; sociology course on World Patterns of Race and Ethnicity; and topics courses in English, religious studies, and anthropology.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, history, geography, sociology, religious studies, literature, law, Cherokee, Creek, Shawnee, Ojibwa, Lakota Sioux, Coeur d'Alene, Dine' (Navajo), Hopi, Eyak, Aztec, Maya, North American and Mesoamerican prehistory and history, and Indians of the Ohio Valley.
resources available: Annual award to "Outstanding Native American Studies Student," First Nations Student Organization, Student Anthropology Society, annual trip to Pine Ridge in SD, annual archaeology field school at prehistoric Fort Ancient village site in KY, NKU Museum of Anthropology, Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, Kentucky Center for Native American Art and Culture, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati Art Museum, and nearby archaeological sites and exhibits.
financial aid available to students: Available through the University.
number of students in program: 13 Native American studies minors and 100 anthropology majors.
title of program: Center for Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: April Lindala, Director
degrees granted: B.A. w/ minor in Native American Studies
description of program offerings: The Native American Studies Minor provides students with the opportunity to learn about the Indigenous people of North America through the works of Native Scholars past and present. Learning from a Native American perspective will be very beneficial for those students who are entering the fields of Anthropology, Education, History, English, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: American Indian Education, Native American Experience, Native American Art and Architecture, Native Peoples of North America, Traditional Oral Literature, Contemporary Native American Literature, History of the American Indian, Politics of Indian Gaming, Native Women and Storytelling, Native American Inclusion in the Classroom, Anishinaabe Language, Culture & Community, Tribal Law & Government, Indigenous Environmental Movements, Kinomaage: Earth Shows Us the Way, and Native Cultures and the Dynamics of the Religious Experience. Additional research/expertise includes: Representation of Indian peoples, Anishinaabe Art, Rhetoric & Identity, Native American Health and Wellness, Sacred Ground - Mother Earth Through Native Art & Poetry, Indigenous Eco-Justice and Policy, Michigan Indian Treaties and Law, American Indian Civil Rights and Activism, Contemporary American Indian Issues, Native American Women in History.
resources available: Center for Native American Studies Resource Room; Native American Student Empowerment Initiative; Multicultural Education & Resource Center; Native American Student Association.
financial aid available to students: Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver (for qualified students); Bureau of Indian Affairs grants; Higher Education Grants from Tribes; Board of Trustees Grants and Triple A Scholarships.
number of students in program: 215 Native American students enrolled at NMU.
title of program: Native American Studies Department
name\title of head\director: Joe Rose, Director
degrees granted: B.A., B.S.
description of program offerings: Ojibway Language; Native American History, Literature, Law, Song and Dance, and Arts and Crafts.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: 70% of faculty hold doctorates or other appropriate terminal degrees.
resources available: The Native American Student Association, the Anishinabe Culture Center, and the Anishinabe Museum.
financial aid available to students: [Information not provided.]
number of students in program: 30 full-time Native American students, as well as numerous Non-Native students, enrolled in NAS courses.
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Christine Ballengee Morris, Coordinator
degree(s) granted: [working on a minor]
description of program offerings: Ohio State University offers undergraduate and graduate courses in American Indian studies in the departments of English, Comparative Studies, History, Anthropology, and Art Education. A new interdisciplinary center for the study of Ohio's ancient earthworks and Native heritage is being developed at OSU-Newark. The Office of American Indian Student Services supports students at OSU and collaborates in developing initiatives such as Tsha' dyon gwa de:hwih, the new Native American Living-Learning Program. Native students are involved in a number of academic, activist, and social organizations.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: English, Comparative Studies, History, Anthropology, and Art Education
resources available: American Indian Student Services, Native American Recuitment, Native American Living Learning Program, American Indian Alumni Society, American Indian Council, American Indian Graduate Council, AISES
financial aid available to students: Some.
number of students in program: [Information not provided.]
title of program: American Indian Studies Minor
name\title of head\director: Robert C. Johnson, Chair; Jeanne Lacourt, AIS Advisor [jalacourt@stcloudstate.edu]
degree(s) granted: Minor
description of program offerings: The Department of Ethnic Studies at St. Cloud State offers minors in Ethnic Studies, African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian Pacific American Studies, and Chicano/a Studies. Coming soon: Ethnic Studies Major.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: See above minor offerings.
resources available: Multicultural Student Services; Multicultural Resource Center; American Indian Center; Richard Green House; Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Atzlan (MEChA); All Tribes Council (ATC)
financial aid available to students: Yes.
number of students in program: [Information not provided.]
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Barbara King, Chair
degrees granted: B.A. minor.
description of program offerings: The American Indian Studies Department provides opportunities for St. Scholastica students to study history, contemporary developments, tribal cultures, and language and to interact with Indian professionals and peers.
The American Indian Studies minor is a 24-credit semester program designed to complement programs in a variety of different majors. The objectives of the major are: (1) to promote awareness and understanding of the history, culture, and philosophy of American Indians; (2) to recognize the different life experiences of American Indians; and (3) to improve the ability of students to integrate this knowledge with their future careers.
The Social Work and American Indian Studies programs have also collaborated to design a course of study that builds on traditional social work methods with specific knowledge about American Indians. The student is prepared more fully to understand the uniqueness of social work practice and American Indians through the study of cultural, social, and political problems that face American Indians. The beginning social work practitioner learns to be sensitive and skillful in intervention with individuals, groups, families, and large systems of this population.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Social work, art, archaeo-astronomy, American Indian women.
resources available: A special center, the Indian Cultural and Resource Center, serves as the nucleus of the various Indian programs and activities. Aanji-Bimaadizyanng is the students' club and involves itself in such activities as Indian Awareness Week, fund-raising, peer advising, and community outreach.
financial aid available to students: The Indian Scholarship Program is offered by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, often in cooperation with state education departments, for individuals of American Indian descent who meet eligibility requirements. The College also offers one additional scholarship for Indian students.
number of students in program: 15
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Kurt Hackemer, Acting Chair
degrees granted: B.A. major, double major, minor.
description of program offerings: The American Indian Studies degree program at USD is offered in cooperation with Black Hills State University at Spearfish. The two institutions share a completely articulated program of studies with a common core, and offer an integrated, statewide opportunity for serious study and research in American Indian culture and issues.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Anthropology; Lakota language, thought, and culture; Indian law and justice; literature; history; education; tribal government and politics; art history.
resources available: TRIO, Native American Cultural Center, Institute of American Indian Studies, The Tiospaye Council, American Indian Studies Club, Native American Cultural Advisor, Native American Activities Coordinator, I.D. Weeks Library and Archives, Joseph Harper Cash Memorial Library, American Indian Research Project oral history archives housed in the South Dakota Oral History Center.
financial aid available to students: Scholarships, grants, loan, work-study.
number of students in program: Approximately 20-25 majors, 15 minors.
title of program: American Indian Studies Program
name\title of head\director: Allen Branum, Acting Director
degree(s) granted: Minor
description of program offerings: This is an interdisciplinary program with courses from nine different academic disciplines and a distinctive AIS course, Introduction to American Indian Studies. Courses from the following disciplines are included: Anthropology, English, Geography, History, Languages (Lakota -- 4 semesters available), Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: American Indian cultures, particularly Plains and D/L/Nakota cultures; American Indian literature of the past and present; Geography of the American Indians; History of American Indians and History of the American West; Lakota language; American Indian Philosophy; Tribal Governments and Politics; American Indian Religions; American Indians and Intergroup Relations.
resources available: Native American Advisor; Native American Club; Native American Advisory Committee (faculty, staff, and student membership -- provides recommendations for support and other services); library holdings, including videotapes of relevance to American Indians; 2 + 2 + 2 program linking tribal high schools, tribal colleges, & SDSU agricultural and consumer and family science programs.
financial aid available to students: In addition to the usual scholarships, workstudy, Pell grants, etc., funds for tutoring and emergency needs are available.
number of students in program: approximately 20-30.
title of program: Indigenous Nations & Dakota Studies (INDS)
department in which housed: Social Science Department
name\title of head\director: Chris Mato Nunpa, Ph.D., Director
degree(s) granted: B.A. Minor; some graduate degrees in the areas of Education and Business.
description of program offerings: American Indian Studies & Dakota Studies (AIS&DS;) promotes awareness of native cultures and peoples in the U.S. Courses are designed to examine the ways in which traditional native cultures have persisted and adapted over time and how these cultures are expressed in present-day life and affairs. Students learn about native cultures in general and focus on the Dakota people of Minnesota specifically. Decolonization is the theoretical framework and pedagogy for the INDS courses.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: anthropology, history, literature, and art.
resources available: Oyate Club; the Oyate Room; the Office of Cultural Diversity.
financial aid available to students: One specific fund for native students, in addition to the other "normal" financial aid programs.
number of students in program: About seven INDS Minors in academic year 2006-2007.
title of program: American Indian Studies Program
name\title of head\director: Dr. Lawrence Martin, Director
degrees granted: B.A. major and minor in American Indian Studies.
description of program offerings: In addition to offering a major and minor in American Indian Studies, this program offers graduate studies in American Indian History and Literature. This program takes special recruitment and retention initiatives for American Indian students and offers participation in the Native American Student Association.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Wisconsin Indian history and culture, native geographies, tribal government and sovereignty, American Indian art, American Indian languages and literature, education, science, curriculum development on American Indian Studies.
resources available: There are close working relationships with Lac Courte Oreilles (Chippewa), Lac du Flambeau (Chippewa), and Black River Falls (Ho-Chunk) Indian communities. There is a Native American Student Association on campus. Faculty include six tribal members, one of whom is a former tribal chairman.
financial aid available to students: There are several programs, including scholarships, available to American Indian Students.
number of students in program: 19 majors, 8 minors.
title of program: First Nations Studies
name\title of head\director: Lisa M. Poupart, Chairperson
degree(s) granted: FNS major and minor; HUMSTUD Major with FNS emphasis
description of program offerings: This is an interdisciplinary program that reflects the philosophy and holistic worldview of American Indian people. Students will learn about, preserve, and promote the identity of the indigenous populations of North America, with particular emphasis on the nations of the Western Great lakes. American Indian Elder knowledge and tribal oral traditions are a primary source for learning and teaching throughout all course offerings.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Oneida Language; Poetry; American Indian Education; oral traditional teacher learning; Elder Epistemology; American Indian law, federal Indian policy, American Indian Justice Studies (domestic violence, internal oppression, criminal and juvenile justice in Indian country).
resources available: Intertribal Student Council; American Intercultural Center (student services, advising, gathering place for Native students); Oneida Language Project.
financial aid available to students: Yes, contact admissions office.
number of students in program: 20-25 minors.
title of program: American Indian Studies Program
name\title of head\director: Paul Nadasdy, Director; Denise Wiyaka, Associate Director.
degrees granted: Certificate in American Indian Studies.
description of program offerings: Regular offerings in American Indian Studies include folklore, archaeology, history, law, rural sociology, literature, anthropology, and social work.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: (See above.)
resources available: Extremely close to Ho-Chunk settlements, Native American Center (Madison Community), Resource Center, inter-institutional linkages with certain tribal colleges; Wunk Sheek (student organization), Indigenous Law Student Association, Council of American Indian Graduate and Professional Students, AISES, and American Indian Student Academic Services.
financial aid available to students: American Indian Alumni Scholarship, Wisconsin Indian Grant. We have a Financial Aids staffperson who works specifically with Native students.
number of students in program: 150
title of program: American Indian Studies
department in which housed: Inter-departmental, Inter-disciplinary
name\title of head\director: Donald E. Green, Interim Coordinator
degrees granted: An interdisciplinary degree is an option.
description of program offerings: This program offers courses in several academic de partments, does research in American Indian studies, publishes texts, etc. in American Indian Studies.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: The western Great Lakes area is a special interest of faculty. There are American Indian faculty in the departments of Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, History, Literature, Philosophy, and Sociology.
resources available: There are approximately 10,000 American Indians living in the Milwaukee area. In addition, there are also ten reservations in Wisconsin.
financial aid available to students: BIA and Wisconsin Indian Grants are available to American Indian Students.
number of students in program: [Information not provided.]
title of program: Native American studies Minor
name\title of head\director: Henry St. Maurice, coordinator
degree(s) granted: Minor
description of program offerings: Wisconsin Indian Cultures, Native Cultures of North America, Native Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica, Contemporary Native American Cultures, Field Trips in Anthropology, American Indian Literature, The North American Indian, History of Architectural Design in the Americas, American Indian Environmental Philosophies, Native American Religions, Orientation to Native American Social Work.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Anthropology, English, History, Architecture, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Sociology.
resources available: Native American Center, Learning Resource Center.
financial aid available to students: n.a.
number of students in program: 10
title of program: First Nations Studies
name\title of head\director: Gary W. Johnson, Director
degrees granted: Minor only.
description of program offerings: The American Indian Studies Program seeks to promote an understanding and awareness of Indian people. The program provides the opportunity for Indians and non-Indians alike to increase their knowledge of the origin of Indian people in terms of history, culture, and philosophy.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Tribal administration; Ojibwa language; American Indian values and spiritual beliefs; historical foundations of American Indian education; contemporary issues in American Indian society; American Indian counseling and social work.
resources available: The American Indian Student Organization, which sponsors such activities as field trips to local reservations, pow- wows, talking circles, potluck dinners, spiritual ceremonies, Sugarbush camp, canoeing, and a fall walk around.
financial aid available to students: While the Center provides no financial aid, the Center does help Native American students with the University's financial aid process.
number of students in program: The Native American student population is 2% of the student body.