{REVISED 8 October 2008}
Several years ago, in the Fall of 1993, the Association for the Study of American Literatures published a 30-page guide to Native American Studies programs in the U.S., compiled and edited by former ASAIL President Franchot Ballinger. This new Guide to Native American Studies Programs in the United States and Canada represents an attempt to update and expand upon Professor Ballinger's pioneering work. In accordance with a 1995 ASAIL resolution, it is being published both in hardcopy form and in electronic form, so as to be available not only to ASAIL members but also to non-members, compliments of the Association.
I wish to take this opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable assistance of two SAIL Editorial Assistants, Amy Davidson (1995-96) and Corrie Anderson (1996-97), who in addition to their other duties put in many hours of overtime gathering and regathering, collating and recollating information from a variety of sources including questionnaires, follow-up letters and phone calls, and worldwide websites. Thanks also to Karen Strom at University of Massachusetts, who read the final draft of this guide and provided or corrected many of the URL addresses for program websites.
Our dream was to provide a comprehensive survey of U.S. and Canadian Native American Studies programs being offered as majors, minors, and certifications at the baccalaureate level or above, using (with some slight modifications and additions) Professor Ballinger's earlier categories of information on each program. And although we have made a considerable effort to locate, contact, and acquire information about Native American Studies programs (by whatever title: Native American Studies and American Indian Studies are the most common designations, though there are others) at all North American baccalaureate-granting institutions, readers should keep in mind that the Guide is still far from complete. There are a number of reasons for this, and I'd point to two in particular. First, several programs that we located declined to provide information; in those cases we have elected not to list that school or that program. Exceptions to this rule are programs having substantial www sites; in these cases we have attempted to construct full or partial entries from information made available at those sites. Second, we suspect that we did not succeed in locating all the existing programs. It is thus possible, even likely, that several substantial programs were never contacted by us in the first place.
We are working on ways to correct these problems in order to increase the accuracy and comprehensiveness, not only of possible future print versions, but also of this electronic version of the guide. Because this website can be conveniently upgraded more frequently than a print guide, it has the potential to become the most reliable source of such information available anywhere, anytime, to everyone. For these reasons, I am hoping that anyone who knows of a program that is not represented in this publication, or who knows of any inaccuracies herein, will contact me at rnelson@richmond.edu or at the postal address below, or fill out the survey form we have designed for this purpose, to let us know about any errors, omissions, or updates in Native Studies programs being offered in North America at the baccalaureate level or higher.
(A note on alphabetization: consistent with PMLA Directory style, for purposes of ordering entries alphabetically we have ignored "University of" and "College of" openers to names of institutions, with the exception that "State University of New York" entries have been entered as though they were "SUNY" followed by local campus designation.)
| Canada AB: U of Alberta U of Lethbridge BC: U of British Columbia U of Northern British Columbia Simon Fraser U U of Victoria MN: U Manitoba NS: Cape Breton U |
ON: Lakehead U Laurentian U McMaster U U of Toronto Trent U SK: U of Saskatchewan First Nations U of Canada (formerly SIFC) QB: U Laval |
Note: The following institutions also have Native Studies programs but have not yet provided us with information on their programs; they are linked to their home pages rather than to Guide entries.
Degrees, Certifications, etc. Granted
Baccalaureate Major
Baccalaureate Minor
concentration etc.
Black Hills State U (concentration in Lakota Culture)
C S U, Hayward (option)
C S U, Long Beach
C S U, Sacramento
Cape Breton U
Colgate U
Cornell U
Five Colleges (certificate)
U of Georgia (undergraduate and graduate certificates)
U of Iowa (undergraduate and graduate certificates)
Laurentian U (Pre-Law Certificate)
U Laval (certificate)
U of Massachusetts
Michigan S U (Specialization)
Minot S U
U of New Mexico (Interdisciplinary Specialization)
UNC at Pembroke
Northern Arizona U (certificate)
U of Northern British Columbia
Southern Oregon U (certificate)
SUNY at Buffalo
U of Washington (B.A. Anthropology w/ emphasis in AIS)
Western Carolina U (graduate certificate in Cherokee Studies)
U of Wisconsin, Madison (certificate)
U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (interdisciplinary)
title of program: Alaska Native Studies
name\title of head\director: James Ruppert, Chair
degrees granted: B.A. (major and minor); M.A. Cross-cultural Studies.
description of program offerings: This program emphasizes social science and Humanistic approaches to Alaska Native Cultures. The curriculum, degree requirements, and special activities are shaped largely by five organizing principles: emphasis on changing conditions of Alaska Native life, recognition of Alaska Native cultural pluralism and varieties of historic experiences, inquiry into Alaska Native encounters with culturally different aspects of American life and institutions, and understanding the developing Alaska Native humanities in a changing world. Courses include Language and Culture, Contemporary Native American Literature, Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples, Cultural Knowledge of Elders, Federal Indian Law and Alaska Native Leadership Perspectives, Rhetorical Expression of the Alaska Native Experience, Native American Religion and Philosophy, Alaska Native Education, Alaska Native Social Change.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Native education, tribal political organization, social change, oral and written literatures, Native dance and drama, federal Indian law, Aboriginal rights.
resources available: In addition to having a high number of Native students, the University is close to tribal groups, owns an extensive collection of audio tapes, is a center of major contemporary political and cultural activities, provides Native dance classes, has an Elder-In-Residence program and sponsors a yearly performing arts festival featuring Native dance and theater.
financial aid available to students: Aid is available through UAF Financial Aid Office rather than through the department.
number of students in program: 8 majors, 15 minors.
distance learning: Some ANS courses are offered through distance delivery. See The Center for Distance Education (www.uaf.edu/educ/distance/center.html), College of Rural and Community Development (www.alaska.edu/rural), and the Center for Cross Cultural Studies (www.uaf.edu/cxcs). The Department also supports a M.A. in Cross-cultural Studies which is delivered primarily through Distance Education: see http://www.uaf.edu/cxcs/masters.html.
title of program: Faculty of Native Studies
name\title of head\director: Dr. Ellen Bielawski, Dean
degrees granted: B.A. in Native Studies; B.A. (Native Studies) / B.Ed. Five-Year Combined Degree Program (Elementary/Secondary Routes); B.A. in Native Studies (Honors), Bachelor of Science in Environmental Conservation Sciences/Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies Combined degree.
description of program offerings: Cree Languages, Native Issues and Insights, Aboriginal Government and Politics, Urban Issues, Treaties and Land Claims, Aboriginal Economic Development, Oral Traditions, Native Art, Native Health Issues, Native Land Use, Métis Politics, Aboriginal people and the Canadian state and law.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Aboriginal Governance; Indian treaties in Canada, Northwest and Yukon territories, Fort Chipewyan, Blackfoot, Cree, women in Native history, Canadian history and politics, post-1870 historical geographies of Aboriginal people, justice issues and Métis history.
resources available: Native Studies Student Association, Native Studies Alumni Association, Research Reading Room.
financial aid available to students: (780) 492-3483; students may also contact the Aboriginal Student Services Centre at (780) 492-5677 for information.
number of students in program: 140 for 2007/2008.
distance learning: [information not provided]
[See listing for Five Colleges, Inc.]
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: K. Tsianina Lomawaima, Head
degrees granted: M.A., Ph.D., J.D./M.A. concurrent degree in Law and American Indian Studies; undergraduate minor.
description of program offerings: Open to both Indians and non-Indians, AISP seeks to develop a wider scope of understanding of America's Indigenous peoples, their languages, cultures, traditions, and sovereignty. AISP is an interdisciplinary program with four graduate concentrations: Law and Policy, Societies and Cultures, Education, and Languages and Literatures.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: The specialties of 27 graduate faculty (20 are American Indian) include verbal and non-verbal folklore, American Indian literature, racial issues in American politics, federal Indian law and policy, anthropology, history, American Indian health issues, natural resources and land in Indian Country, American Indian education (including bilingual education in Native American communities), Navajo, Hopi and Tohono O'odham languages, Native American families, contemporary indigenous art.
resources available: Native student centers: Native American Student Affairs; American Indian Graduate Center. Clubs: Tribal People United; American Indian Studies Graduate Student Council; Native American Law Student Association; Native American Business Organization; AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society).
financial aid available to students: Teaching Assistantships and Waivers available.
number of students in program: 50 graduate students
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: American Indian Studies Program
department in which housed: College of Public Programs
name\title of head\director: Dr. Eddie F. Brown, Director
degree(s) granted: B.S.
description of program offerings: The American Indian Studies program emphasizes American Indian sovereignty and the intellectual and applied study of American Indian law and policy; nation building and economic development; and arts, languages, and cultures.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: American Indian law and policy, crime and justice, sovereignty, race and stereotypes, American Indian history and culture, American Indian repatriation, traditional music, 20th century American Indian history, ethnohistory of American Indians, American Indian gender and sexuality, urban Indians, cultural diversity, higher education and administration, American Indians epistemology and philosophy.
resources available: American Indian Institute, Center for Indian Education, Indian Legal Program, Labriola National American Indian Data Center; American Indian Council, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, American Indian Graduate Student Association, American Indian Social Work, American Indian Studies Student Organization, Dine Language Club, Native American Business Organization, Native American Law Student Organization, American Indian Students United for Nursings.
financial aid available to students: [Information not provided.]
number of students in program: 246; number of Majors: 50; number of graduates to date 16.
distance learning: [information not provided]
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
distance learning: no
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, Native American Advisory Committee (faculty, students, and community members).
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
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Benjamin V. Burgess, Coordinator
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.
distance learning: [information not provided]
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.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
department in which housed: Department of History
name\title of head\director: Jay Buckley, Director
degree(s) granted: B.A. interdisciplinary minor
description of program offerings: Core classes in History and English and elective classes in Anthropology, English, History, Humanities, Linguistics, Sociology, and religion.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: American West, American Indian literature, American Indian History, Anthropology, Sociology, Northeast and Mississippi Valley, languages: Shoshone, Numic, Salish, Navajo.
resources available: Indian communities nearby; Harold A. Cedartree Memorial Pow-Wow (March) [http://campuslife.byu.edu/mss/powwow/]; Harold B. Lee Library, one of the top research libraries in the West [http://www.lib.byu.edu/]; Miss Indian BYU pageant [http://clubs.byu.edu/tmf/index_files/Page560.htm]; Multicultural Student Services [http://multicultural.byu.edu/]; Native American History Month (November) [http://clubs.byu.edu/tmf/index_files/Page631.htm]; Native American Outreach Program [http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwnative/]; One Voice [http://studentconnection.byu.edu/organization.cfm?OrgID=187&ThisSection4&This]; Reservation Outreach Programs [http://ce.byu.edu/cw/native/vision.cfm]; SOAR (Summer of Academic Refinement) [http://multicultural.byu.edu/content/view/2432/]; The Eagle's Eye (quarterly publication) [http://multicultural.byu.edu/content/view/2455/]; Tribe of Many Feathers (campus club) [http://sc.byu.edu/organization.cfm?OrgID=270].
financial aid available to students: Numerous scholarship opportunities; SOAR program; Multicultural Financial Awards, Multicultural Scholarships, and Career Training are available.
number of students in program: c. 50; about 200 Indian students enrolled at BYU.
distance learning: not presently available for entire minor.
title of program: First Nations Studies
name\title of head\director: Linc Kesler, Director
degree(s) granted: B.A. major and minor
description of program offerings: Curriculum is interdisciplinary and students are able to choose from a wide variety of courses across the university. Core curriculum is designed to assist students in integrating their studies around core issues in Indigenous thought, and towards developing their capacity to complete the capstone fourth-year research practicum. The research practicum partners students with community organizations that identify research needs that students address by designing projects. negotiating their terms, and completing their implementation.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Core faculty currently have expertise in media and critical theory and in documentary and oral history, especially in support of land claims.
resources available: [Information not provided.]
financial aid available to students: Financial aid is available through university sources.
number of students in program: Approximately 70, with about 20 registered majors.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Thomas Biolsi, Coordinator
degrees granted: B.A. (major); UC-B also offers Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies with a concentration in Native American studies.
description of program offerings: The Native American Studies Program exists to broaden the understanding of students interested in the history, literature, culture, and contemporary situations of Native Americans. The curriculum has been structured to provide courses that deal with both historical, literary, and cultural analysis of Native American cultures and contemporary legal and social institutions that affect Native American life. Courses include such offerings as: Native American Studies Reading and Composition, Native American Literature, Native Americans in the Twentieth Century, Native American Law, Native American Tribal Governments, Native American Economic Development, Theories and Methods in Native American Studies, Native American Women, Native American Philosophy, and various courses in Native American oral and written literatures. The program not only stresses sound academic preparation in the classroom but also allows students the flexibility to take part in community-oriented education through field work or studies directed toward community situations and problems.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: History, education.
resources available: Native American Library, Hearst Museum of Anthropology, California Academy of Sciences, Inter-tribal Friendship House, National Indian Justice Center, Bay Area Indian Agency Representatives.
financial aid available to students: Shirley Martin Scholarship Fund.
number of students in program: 50-60 undergraduate, 7 in the graduate program.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Steven Crum, Chair
degrees granted: B.A. (major and minor); M.A.; Ph.D.; M.A. and Ph.D. w/ Designated Emphasis in Native American Studies.
description of program offerings: The Department of Native American Studies focuses on the indigenous peoples of the Americas, on the peoples, nations, tribes, and communities whose ancestors have lived in North, Central and South America from earliest times. It is interdisciplinary in its scholarly approach to the world of American Indian peoples, offering a comprehensive and comparative perspective, including attention to the increasing dislocation and diaspora of indigenous people throughout the Americas. At the Master's level, we offer a course of study designed to prepare students for work in tribal administration and education, museums and cultural centers, community development, and public policy. The Master's program also prepares students to teach in the tribal colleges of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium or in other community colleges. It also prepares students for further study in Native American Studies or related fields. At the Ph.D. level, we offer a course of study designed to train, strengthen and enlarge the critical mass of scholars working within the field of Native American Studies. Our graduates will be positioned to contribute to Native critical and creative intelligence in all its complexity. They will take their place as scholars within Native American Studies programs and relevant disciplines within social sciences and humanities.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Ethnohistory/history; literature; art; language and linguistics; politics and development; religion and philosophy; racism and colonialism; ethnomusicology; indigenous writing systems (e.g., Maya); migration and transnationalism; refugees and human rights; Native women; Eastern North America, Southwest/North Mexico, Great Basin, California, Mexico, Central America, South America.
resources available: IRCA (Indigenous Research Center of the Americas); Native American Language Center; Gorman Museum; NASU (Native American Student Union), AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society), Native American Graduate Student Association, Native American Law Student Association. There is one Native staff person in the EOP/SAA office on campus who works with Native students, and one Native staff recruiter who engages in Outreach programs mostly within California.
financial aid available to students: Rising Tribal award; numerous university-wide fellowships, work-study programs, and student loans; 2 student internship positions funded by the Rumsey Indian Rancheria. For information about these internships, please contact the Cross Cultural Center, Pow Wow Committee Office, (530) 752-4936.
number of students in program: About 20 undergraduate majors, 13 minors, 4 Designated Emphasis (grad) students, 25 graduate students in the NAS Graduate Program.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
department in which housed: History
name\title of head\director: Tanis C. Thorne, History Department.
degrees granted: B.A. minor granted with any academic major.
description of program offerings: Interdisciplinary Native American minor with core courses in social ecology, sociology, and history, and electives in humanities, social ecology, and social sciences.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Policy, law, history, California Indians, literature, dance, comparative cultures, networks analysis, art history.
resources available: 1 club, in the Cross-Cultural Center; excellent research institution library and on-line courses; central location to major Indian populations/communities in state; on-going programs (powwows, community outreach); access to on-line courses in regional network pending.
financial aid available to students: Yes
number of students in program: 5
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Interdepartmental Program in American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Felicia Hodge, Chair; contact person: Dwight Youpee, Student Affairs Officer.
degrees granted: B.A. (Major and Minor) in American Indian Studies; M.A. in American Indian Studies; J.D./M.A. in Law and American Indian Studies
description of program offerings: Four areas of concentration: (1) History and Law, (2) Expressive Arts, (3) Social Relations, and (4) Language, Literature and Folklore.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: American Indian Studies faculty include Felicia Hodge (Nursing/Law), Tara Browner (Ethnomusicology), Duane Champagne (Sociology), Linda Garro (Anthropology), Hanay Geiogamah (Theater Arts), Carole E. Goldberg (Law), Sondra Hale (Anthropology), Paul V. Kroskrity (Anthropology), Ken Lincoln (English), Pamela Munro (Linguistics), Peter Nabokov (World Arts & Cultures), Nancy Reifel (Dentistry), Anthony Seeger (Ethnomusicology), Kevin Terraciano (History), and Concepcion Valadez (Education).
resources available: American Indian Studies Center (an organized research unit separate from the Interdepartmental program) composed of Research Unit, Specialized Library, Publications Unit, and Student/ Community Relations Unit.
financial aid available to students: Limited number of graduate fellowships which cover registration fees (plus out-of-state tuition for non-residents of California) and a $12,000 stipend. The Arianna and Hannah Yellowthunder Scholarship is open to both undergraduate and graduate students majoring in American Indian Studies.
number of students in program: 24 graduate students in the M.A. program and 11 undergraduate students in the minor.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
department in which housed: Ethnic Studies Department (B.A.), Department of History (Ph.D.)
name\title of head\director: Alfredo M. Mirandé, Chair
degrees granted: B.A. in Native American Studies; minor in NAS; B.A. in Ethnic Studies with emphasis in NAS; M.A. in American Indian History through the Dept of History; Ph.D. with Research and Complimentary (first or second) Fields in American Indian History and in Public History.
description of program offerings: Northwest, Southwest, and California Indian History; History of disease among Native Americans; Native American Oral and Contemporary Literatures; Ojibway History, Resistance Movements, and Survival Strategies.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: (See above.) Faculty include Cliff Trafzer, Rebecca Kugel (History); Robert Perez, Victoria Bomberry (Ethnic Studies).
resources available: The Ph.D. in American Indian History and Public History is a link between the university and Native communities, conducting research important to tribes and urban Indians. In addition, there are Native American Student Programs and Student Outreach Services/High School Recruitment. These programs both recruit and aid Native American students.
financial aid available to students: Through the History Department, we offer competitive fellowships to study American Indian History and Public History.
number of students in program: 15 Ph.D. students.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies
name\title of head\director: Tracy Butts, Director; Lisa Emmerich, Coordinator
degrees granted: Minor in American Indian Studies; Major with emphasis on American Indian Studies.
description of program offerings: American Indian Studies is intended to provide a flexible and broad selection of courses which will expose students
both to the traditional body of knowledge about the American Indian and to subject matter useful in shedding light on the problems facing the
American Indian today.
Courses include Introduction to American Indian Studies, American Indian Literature, Worldviews of the American Indians, North American
Indians, American Indian Law, American Indian History, Issues in American Indian Education, as well as more general courses on cross-cultural
environmental ethics and intercultural communication.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: American Indian Studies faculty come from the departments of History, Psychology, English, Anthropology, Health and Community Service, Political Science, and Religious Studies.
resources available: Four Winds of Indian Education, American Indian Club, Indigenous Nations Alliance.
financial aid available to students: Federal scholarships (nothing local).
number of students in program: 5 registered minors, 3 majors with concentration in AIST.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
department in which housed: Department of Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies Program
name\title of head\director: Barbara Paige, Chair, Ethnic Studies Department
degrees granted: B.A. minor or option.
description of program offerings: Minor or option in Native American Studies for any major campus wide--28 quarter units required.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: North, Central, and South America; U.S. policy; land tenure, treaty rights; international law and indigenous peoples; human rights; United Nations and indigenous peoples; identity issues.
resources available: Minimal.
financial aid available to students: EOP excellent.
number of students in program: 32 minors.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Troy Johnson, Director
degrees granted: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies; minor and certificate in American Indian Studies.
description of program offerings: The program offers 24 courses including art (3), history(3), culture(3), family(1), counseling(1), Federal Indian Law(1), education(1), media(1), cinema(1), genocide(1), contemporary issues(1), intro to AIS (1), philosophies(1), literature(2), internship(2).
areas of faculty interest\expertise: American Indian history, law, art, AIDS/HIV, counseling issues, contemporary issues, drumming, American Indian philosophies, family, literature, American Indian women's literature, education, genocide, media and cinema, child welfare.
resources available: The University is near the largest urban Indian population and affiliated with Southern California Indian Center. There is an advisor specifically for American Indian students.
financial aid available to students: There is a small loans program; Graduate Equity fellowships (up to $5000) and $25,000 beginning undergraduates scholarships (which pay all expenses: tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, etc. for four years) for high school valedictorians and national merit finalists in California.
number of students in program: 200 American Indian students on campus; 40 of the 500 students who take AIS classes are American Indian.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Karren Baird-Olson, Coordinator
degree(s) granted: Minor
description of program offerings: Interdisciplinary. Four AIS courses (Intro to AIS, AI Law and Policy [both GE courses], AI Contemporary Social Issues, and AIS Independent Study) and other courses offered through anthropology, history, English, religious studies, and art.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: The Coordinator is also the only AIS professor. Her undergraduate degree is in English, education and art. Her M.A. is in sociology/criminology. Her Ph.D. foci are race and ethnic relations and criminology/sociology. Most of her research and publications have been related to American Indians.
resources available: We have our own office complex with a room for our active student organization, a student study room, a faculty room, and an open "meeting" room. We are building our own media and printed textbook libraries to supplement the campus library resources. AIS Advisory Board (members help mentor students); First Nation Alumni Association (FNAA); annual pow wow; annual Indigenous Month activities during November and a Columbus Day protest display each year.
financial aid available to students: Referral source.
number of students in program: Ten in the minor; the student association AISA has circa 30 students.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
department in which housed: Ethnic Studies
name\title of head\director: Annette L. Reed, Director
degrees granted: B.A. Minor in Native American Studies; B.A. in Ethnic Studies (major or minor) w/ concentration in Native American Studies.
description of program offerings: The Native American Studies program is designed to broaden educational opportunities for American Indian students
and provide an educational experience for those interested within the total student body. In addition, the program provides students with a rich
interdisciplinary approach to theoretical, historical, and contemporary perspectives regarding the study of native peoples. As a third goal, the program
seeks to enhance cultural awareness and identity in the classroom, the campus and campus community.
To promote these goals, Native American Studies cooperates with other university agencies in recruiting, counseling, tutoring, and coordinating
financial aid for American Indian students. In 2002, in conjunction with Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians, Native American Studies established the
Rumsey California Native American Scholarship. Curriculum development and enhancement remains central to our program. Also, beginning in 2003
we serve as co-sponsors for the highly successful Summer Rez Program for Native American High School Students. We continue to work actively in
various capacities within the larger Native American communities.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: American Indians, Sovereignty and U.S. Laws; Native American Tribal Governments; California Native Experience; Indians, Film, and Popular Culture; Native American Women; Native Voice, Memory, and Biography.
resources available: [Information not provided.]
financial aid available to students: [Information not provided.]
number of students in program: [Information not provided.]
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native Studies
name\title of head\director: Joely Proudfit, coordinator
degree(s) granted: Minor
description of program offerings: The native studies minor demands a range of knowledge focused in four areas: indigenous cultures, history, and the social and environmental contexts of native life. It makes use of the strengths of university faculty members in history, anthropology, linguistics, communication, music, visual arts, biology, and economics. The minor prepares students who expect to work with native communities to understand those communities in a broad cultural, historical, social, and environmental context. Students who earn the minor should have the particular knowledge and sensitivity necessary to work successfully as educators, administrators of businesses and tribal and other governmental bodies, and members of other professions serving native communities. (Eighteen reservations are located all or in part in San Diego County, and the California and urban American Indian population is upwards of thirty thousand, not including members of indigenous communities based in Mexico.)
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Principal native studies faculty members have expertise in American Indian history, ethnobotany and traditional medicine, and the teaching of native languages.
resources available: Through its tribal communities liaison and the university president's Native Advisory Council, the university has formed close relationships with a number of local Indian communities. The university has signed a memorandum of agreement with one reservation to encourage its students to attend Cal State San Marcos and is seeking others. The university is in the process of developing a native center to study California Indian concerns.
financial aid available to students: In addition to other programs the university offers the annual Lee Dixon memorial scholarship for a tribally-enrolled American Indian student based on academic achievement, service to the Indian community, and financial need, with preference to incoming freshmen.
number of students in program: c. 12
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Mi'kmaq Studies
department in which housed: School of Arts and Community Studies, Department of Heritage and Culture
name\title of head\director: Ian Brodie, Department Chair; Lindsay Marshall, Director, Mi'kmaq College Institute. The Mi'kmaq College Institute,
which was instituted July 2000, oversees all academic matters associated with Mi'kmaq initiatives, issues and University Courses. It is the umbrella for
the following Programs and Services at University College of Cape Breton:
Aboriginal Programming, Director Ms. Ann C. Denny
Mi'kmaq Student Services, Director Patrick Johnson.
Mi'kmaq Resource Centre, Director Patrick Johnson
degrees granted: B.A. (major and minor) in Mi'kmaq Studies; B.A.C.S. Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (concentration in Mi'kmaq Studies); B.Sc. Mi'kmaq Component; B.B.A. Mi'kmaq Component; Mi'kmaq Science Advantage Program; Mi'kmaq Business Development Program; Natural Resources Certificate; Court Workers Certificate; Certificate in Public Administration, Concentration in First Nations Affairs.
description of program offerings: Mi'kmaq Studies, Linguistics, Native Art and Music, Mi'kmaq English, Mi'kmaq Ethnobotany, Conversational Mi'kmaq, Mi'kmaq History, Introduction to Mi'kmaq Literacy, Mi'kmaq Government, Lexicology, Peoples of Native North America, Cross Cultural Perspective, Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canadian Constitution, Race and Ethnic Relations, Race Relations in North America, Contemporary Mi'kmaq Issues.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Student Services, Mi'kmaq courses.
resources available: Mi'kmaq Cultural Centre, Mi'kmaq Student Services, Mi'kmaq Student Centre, Mi'kmaq Student Advisor, Mi'kmaq Student Association, Mi'kmaq Access Program, Mi'kmaq Resource Centre, tutoring is available to all Mi'kmaq students.
financial aid available to students: Mi'kmaq students are usually funded by their home reserves through their education programs; Mi'kmaq students are eligible to apply for Student Loans. Mi'kmaq students are eligible to apply for University entrance scholarships and bursaries to help offset the cost of getting an education..
number of students in program: 200 full-time, 20 part-time students.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
name\title of head\director: Jeffrey Anderson (Anthropology), Director
degrees granted: Minor toward the BA in Anthropology.
description of program offerings: The Indigenous Peoples of Americas Minor is a unique interdisciplinary course of study offering a survey of the cultural diversity, history, literature, political status, and contemporary issues of the indigenous peoples of South, Central, and North America. The program offers students multiple perspectives for understanding the historical and contemporary experiences and issues of the original peoples of the western hemisphere.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Choices in the Minor include courses from faculty in English, Anthropology, History, Economics, and Sociology.
resources available: Four Winds: Native American Club with rooms in the Pugh Center.
financial aid available to students: Colby will meet 100% of financial need for students who are accepted.
number of students in program: 5.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Christopher Vecsey, Director (Cvecsey@mail.colgate.edu)
degrees granted: Major concentration and minor in Native American Studies.
description of program offerings: A comparative and historical approach to the pre-Columbian, colonial, and contemporary cultures of North, Central and South America. Themes and topics of the concentration include the integrity, richness, and complexity of traditional American Indian cultures, as well as the reciprocal impact of traditions and interests that occurred with colonialization.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Art, archaeology, culture, history, religion, literature, and Euro-American contact of Native populations in the New World.
resources available: A Study Group whose purpose is to expose a select group of students to Native American history, archaeology, life, and culture through study and personal contact with American Indians and Indian cultural resources in the "Pueblo Plateau" country of the upper Rio Grande.
financial aid available to students: Available particularly for Native American Students.
number of students in program: 6-12 majors.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: American Indian Studies
department in which housed: Ethnic Studies
name\title of head\director: Albert Ramirez, Chair
degrees granted: B.A., minor in Ethnic Studies.
description of program offerings: Interdisciplinary research in American Indian Studies; research and critical examination of culture, history, and contemporary issues.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: History of American Indian tribal governments; Hopi and Navajo, cultures in conflict; pre-contact Native America; American Indian women's experience; American Indian religious traditions; Native American literature; Native America and environmental ethics; Indian government conflicts.
resources available: Bueno Center for Multicultural Education, Career Services, Cultural Unity Student Center, Minority Art and Sciences Program, Minority Engineering Program, and Standards: An International Journal of Multicultural Studies.
financial aid available to students: Information at http://www.colorado.edu/StudentAffairs/finaid/index.html.
number of students in program: 77 majors and 60 minors.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Individualized Major in Native American Studies
department in which housed: Anthropology
name\title of head\director: Prof. Robert L. Bee and Prof. Kevin McBride, Co-directors.
degrees granted: B.A.
description of program offerings: An interdisciplinary program focusing on Native American social studies, history, art and literature. Students can incorporate related subjects into a 12-course curriculum, including a required four-course core of courses in anthropology and history.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: "Traditional" Native American life; federal policy on Native American issues; ethnohistory, particularly of New England and Colorado River groups; prehistory of southern New England; Native American art; Native American literature.
resources available: Native American Culture Club meets weekly and sponsors an annual pow-wow on campus.
financial aid available to students: Project Leadership Scholarship; Adrian Gill Scholarship; Joan Natalie Schiffer Fund for Native Americans.
number of students in program: 1
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: American Indian Program
name\title of head\director: Eric Cheyfitz, Director
degrees granted: B.A. Minor in American Indian Studies; Graduate Minor in American Indian Studies.
description of program offerings: The program develops respect for and understanding of native views, enables Indian students to achieve a Cornell education, extends Cornell resources to Indian communities, creates public and published forums to examine Indian issues, and encourages opportunities for faculty members in all disciplines to incorporate Indian content in their courses. As a multi-disciplinary, inter-college program, the American Indian Program coordinates activities in academics, student support, extension, university residence life, and publications.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: The AIP faculty are located in the departments of Anthropology, Art, Art History, English, History, Development Sociology, Horticulture, and Natural Resources.
resources available: Akwe:kon Residence Hall, Native American Communities Outreach, American Indian Agriculture Project, NASAC (Native American Students at Cornell), (AISES) American Indian Science and Engineering Society), CCAIGPS (Cornell Council of American Indian Graduate and Professional Students), AILSA (American Indian Law Student Association).
financial aid available to students: Contact American Indian Program for more information.
number of students in program: 160
distance learning: no
title of program: Native American Studies
department in which housed: Department of Sociology and Anthropology (Joint Major involving 11 departments).
name\title of head\director: Raymond Bucko, S.J., 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, Social Services, Psychology, Political issues.
resources available: Native American Student Organization (NAA), Multicultural Affairs Office, Minority Health Sciences, Office of Student Success, Writing Center, Native Dentistry program.
financial aid available to students: Two dedicated Native American scholarships.
number of students in program: 7
distance learning: [information not provided]
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.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Colin G. Calloway, Chair; Linda M. F. Welch, program manager.
degrees granted: B.A. (major and minor).
description of program offerings: Currently, core courses include Indian Country Today, North American Native History, Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, Indigenous Peoples and the Nation State, American Indian Law and Policy, Native American Literature, Native American biographies, Oral literature, American Indian Tribal Governance, Senior Seminars, and Independent Study. Various seminar and topical courses are offered from year to year. Dartmouth students from all ethnic backgrounds may achieve a major or minor in Native American Studies. As an interdisciplinary modified major, Native American Studies often serves as a supplement to the traditional major fields of study currently offered at the College.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Tribal history, history of Indian policy, Native American autobiography, ethnohistory and ethnohistorical methodology, modern and traditional Native American literatures, tribal government, tribal sovereignty, federal Indian law, culture and history of Native Alaskans and Natives of Northwest Coast, archaeology, ancient civilizations in Basin of Mexico.
resources available: Dartmouth's Baker Library supports an extensive collection of Native American material. Native American Studies also maintains and supports its own library. Students receive additional support from the Native American Program (NAP) and other mentoring activities. Dartmouth college also offers the Eastman Fellowship to support a Native American graduate student in completing the Ph.D. dissertation.
financial aid available to students: See Financial Aid office.
number of students in program: Approximately 20 majors.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Deirdre A. Almeida, Ed.D., Director
degrees granted: Minor
description of program offerings: Eastern's Indian Studies Program offers a curriculum designed to: prepare students for professional employment within their Indian nations; offer an appropriate support apparatus for Indian students who wish to enter any of the major disciplines; and develop important course work to meet the intellectual aspirations of all Americans and the wider society.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Contemporary Indian issues; federal Indian policy; Native American literatures; tribal economic development; Indians of the Northwest; Salish Indian languages; Native American/Indigenous education; Native American women; Native American cinema
resources available: The Indian Studies Program provides an advising system to Native American students as a means of enriching and supporting their individual academic goals and cultural heritage. IDST advisers assist students with academic planning, career counseling, tutorial services, financial aid information/workshops, orientation, assistance with admissions, liaison with BIA and tribal organizations. Program headquarters also serve as a resource/referral center where social services and personal counseling also are provided.
financial aid available to students: Is available. Number of scholarships specifically for Native American students. Must apply through Eastern Washington University Office of Financial Aid.
number of students in program: Approximately 200 students enrolled at EWU have self identified as American Indian.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute
name\title of head\director: Alan Parker, Director
degrees granted: B.A., B.S., Master of Environmental Studies, Master in Teaching. Evergreen does not have departments or majors.
description of program offerings: On-campus, yearlong coordinated study programs begin with a focus on the basic principles and concepts of the
unique treaty relationship between Tribal Nations and the U.S. government. Students explore a continuum from pre-Columbian times to the global
effects of colonialism and the political and cultural revitalization movements of the contemporary era, with particular attention given to the tribes of the
Pacific Northwest. These programs are grounded in a recognition of the vitality and diversity of contemporary indigenous communities. A newly
established program of advanced studies in tribal government management and administration has also been established within the Master in Public
Administration program. A new class of students will begin the two-year program in 2004 and again in 2006. Students take required courses in Public
Administration and 24 graduate credits in tribal government organization, policy development and intergovernmental
Off campus, the reservation-based program emphasizes community-determined education within the tribal communities where the classes are
held. Students are encouraged to value local knowledge and its place in their academic work. Learning continues through student involvement in the
activities of the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center and the Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Faculty who team teach in the Native American Studies programs bring expertise in creative writing, the arts, Native American history, tribal policy, natural resource management, and tribal leadership to name just a few areas.
resources available: First Peoples recruitment and First Peoples advising services are offices which assist students with admissions, financial aid, and academic support services. Evergreen also has a strong Native Student Alliance which provides educational and cultural programming for the entire campus. The focal point of the campus is the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center, which represents a living, contemporary cultural link to the indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest. The facility is operated as an Evergreen Public Service Institute and serves a gathering place for classes, conferences, cultural ceremonies, performances, exhibits, and community gatherings.
financial aid available to students: Federal and state financial aid are available along with various scholarships.
number of students in program: Varies; 175 class spaces available for our various full-time course offerings for the 1997-98 academic year.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Indigenous Studies
name\title of head\director: William Asikinack, Department Head
degrees granted: B.A.; B.A. w/ Honours.
description of program offerings: The Department fosters the intellectual study of First Nations and Aboriginal peoples and their cultures, with emphasis first on Saskatchewan, then Canada, North America, the western hemisphere and the world. This is accomplished through an examination of extant and emerging cultures, methods and theories concerning Indian peoples and their cultures, both from Aboriginal viewpoints and through comparisons.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Cree, Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Dene, Dakota, Inuit, and Métis cultures and histories; Indian economic, environmental, and geographic systems; principles of Indian governance; North American Indian religious philosophies; research theory and methodology.
resources available: The Indian Studies program is one of several majors offered at FNUC, a University College whose mission is to enhance the quality of life, and to preserve, protect and interpret the history, language, culture and artistic heritage of First Nations; accordingly, all of FNUC's resources are at the disposal of all FNUC students.
financial aid available to students: Contact FNUC Student Services.
number of students in program: c. 1300 Indian students at SIFC's three campuses.
distance learning: Several courses are now offered as web-based classes and more are being developed for the future.
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Jean Forward
degrees granted: Curriculum open to all degree students (B.A., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Ed.D.). University of Massachusetts has a Native Studies certificate program (for B.A., B.S.).
description of program offerings: Courses offered on each campus University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Hampshire College, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College in various fields allow students to explore issues affecting the history and current circumstances of indigenous peoples.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Legal studies, history, anthropology, literature, linguistics, and education.
resources available: Student associations (including NAGS, the Native American Graduate Students association) on each campus, as well as the Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center at the University of Massachusetts.
financial aid available to students: available
number of students in program: 70 undergraduate, 30 graduate.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Institute of Native American Studies / Native American Studies Programs
name\title of head\director: Jace Weaver, Director
degree(s) granted: Undergraduate and graduate certificates for any degree (B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., etc.) in any "traditional" discipline
description of program offerings: See website (Curriculum page).
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Anthropology, archaeology, gender, history, law and policy, literature, religion.
resources available: See website (Resources page).
financial aid available to students: [Information not provided]
number of students in program: [New program.]
distance learning: [information not provided]
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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
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani (College of Hawaiian Language)
name\title of head\director: Dr. Kalena Silva, Director of the College; Dr. William H. Wilson, Chair of the Academic Programs Division; Ms. Keiki Kawai'ae'a , Director of the Hale Kuamo'o
degree(s) granted: B.A. (Major and minor) in Hawaiian Studies; M.A. in Hawaiian Language and Literature; M.A. in Indigenous Language and Culture Education; Ph.D. in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization; Certificate in Basic Hawaiian Culture; Certificate in Hawaiian Language.
description of program offerings: The College was mandated by the state legislature to provide tertiary education through the medium of Hawaiian,
to provide Hawaiian medium teacher training, and to provide indigenous language outreach.
The College offers some 40 undergraduate courses in Hawaiian and indigenous language and culture, most of which is offered through Hawaiian.
The College offers some 25 graduate courses many of which are through Hawaiian. Specially tailored programing for other indigenous languages and
cultures is provided for selected graduate students. The College also has a laboratory school program taught through Hawaiian from preschool through
grade 12. (Other indigenous related courses are available in indigenous areas on campus, primarily relating to the American and other Pacific Islands.)
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Faculty expertise includes indigenous language and culture revitalization, indigenous education, immersion programing, technology and indigenous languages, language planning, ethnomusicology, ethnography, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages. (Other faculty on campus have expertise in additional areas relating to Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and North American Natives.)
resources available: The campus has student services targeting Native Hawaiians, and also a program for American Indians. The college has an extensive Native Hawaiian collection and language revitalization collection. Also located on campus is, 'Imiloa, a 40,000 square foot fully bilingual museum integrating Hawaiian culture revitalization with science. Nawahiokalani'opu'u Hawaiian medium laboratory school and its traditional Hawaiian gardens and animal husbandry is a major resource of the College. The Hale Kuamo'o Hawaiian language center provides research and students employment using Hawaiian. The Leoki Hawaiian language computer services is located on campus. The College's consortium partner, the 'Aha Punana Leo, has off campus offices working with the College. There is a Hawaiian club on campus and extensive Hawaiian cultural activities available off campus. The College has relationships, including exchange relationships, with other institutions serving indigenous people in North America and the Pacific.
financial aid available to students: The college has scholarships available for undergraduate Native Hawaiian students. Out-of-state Native Hawaiian students pay in-state tuition.
number of students in program: In 2005, the College had 116 undergraduate majors and 21 graduate majors. Enrollment in courses of the College is approximately 700 per semester.
distance learning: We do have distance learning capabilities and, in the past two years, have concentrated them in two of our programs: Teacher training (because the program has students teachers from four neighboring islands) and the Ph.D. (because several of the courses were taught by affiliated faculty at other institutions on the U.S. continent).
title of program: Kamakaküokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
name\title of head\director: Dr. Jonathan Osorio, PhD, Director
degree(s) granted: B.A., M.A.
description of program offerings: B.A. and M.A. have five concentrations: Kükulu Aupuni: Envisioning the Nation; Hälau O Laka: Academy of Visual and Performing Arts; Mo'olelo 'Öiwi: Hawaiian History and Literature; Mälama 'Äina: Living in Harmony with the Land, Resource Management; Kumu Kahiki: Comparative Polynesian and Indigenous Studies.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Hawaiian History, Politics, Literature, Genealogy, Music, Visual Arts and Hula; Traditional Resource Management; Taro Cultivation and Fish Pond Management; Ali'i Trusts; Celestial Navigation. The faculty are also practicing poets, musicians, artists, composers of Hawaiian chants and poetry.
resources available: [Information not provided.]
financial aid available to students: [Information not provided.]
number of students in program: 85 majors.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Dr. Kristine Brenneman, Chair [kjb2@humboldt.edu]
degrees granted: B.A. major and minor.
description of program offerings: Humboldt State University offers a B.A. with a Native American Studies major and a minor in Native American Studies. This is the only such B.A. in Native American Studies in the California State University system.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Joseph Giovannetti (Enrolled Tolowa - Smith River Rancheria, Assoc. Professor): Native American psychology, mental health, the imagery of Native Americans, Native American athletes, Indian education, Indians in American history, and federal Indian policy; Marlon Sherman (Oglala Lakota, Asst. Professor): Federal Indian Law, traditional peacemaking, tribal governance, tribal judicial systems, tribal water law, American Indian literature and poetry; PennElys Good Shield (Anishinabee, lecturer): Environmental justice, natural resources and sciences and grant writing; Dale Ann Sherman (Yurok/Tolowa): American Indian Literature and oral tradition, American Indian Museum Studies, and NAGPRA; Diana Ferris, B.A.(Yurok/Enrolled Hupa): Administrative Support Coordinator for the Native American Studies Department.
resources available: The Humboldt State University service area has the largest indigenous Indian population of any part of California (estimated 14,000 persons in Humboldt and Del Norte counties). Seven rancherias and reservations are in the immediate service area of the university. Support programs include Indians in Natural Resources, Science and Engineering (INRSEP), the Indian Teacher and Education Personnel Program (ITEPP), several student clubs, including American Indian Alliance (AIA), ITEPP Club, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SCANAS), American Indians Science & Engineering Society (AISES). Many American Indian students who are first generation candidates for enrollment/transfer to Humboldt State are also eligible for services and financial aid from the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). EOP offers stipends and services to underrepresented students who meet financial criteria.
financial aid available to students: Humboldt State offers the same federal and state financial aid programs as any other institution in the California State University system. Humboldt State University also offers twenty $1,000 annual President's Native American Scholarships, awarded each spring (based on merit). These must be competitively re-applied for each year. Interested students must indicate "American Indian" for their race at the time they apply to Humboldt State on the CSU application to Humboldt and must be able to present documentation of Tribal affiliation.
number of students in program: 23 majors, estimated 60 students minoring in NAS.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Rodney Frey, Professor of American Indian Studies
degree(s) granted: Minor; developing in collaboration with Washington State University, a BA/BS; Master of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies w/ focus on American Indian Studies.
description of program offerings: See http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/aist.htm.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: See http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/aistfac.htm.
resources available: Sponsor Annual American Indian Film Festival [http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/FilmSeries.htm]; sponsor Annual Distinguished American Indians Speakers Series [http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/indspeak.htm].
financial aid available to students: Per application.
number of students in program: 12
distance learning: no
title of program: American Indian Studies Program
name\title of head\director: Christopher Loether, Director
degree(s) granted: Minor
description of program offerings: Current Issues in Indian Country; Seminar in American Indian Studies; American Indian Verbal Arts; Survey of American Indian Languages; American Indian Literature; Shoshoni Language; Bannock language; Native American History; Native American Arts; Special Topics in Indian Education; Tribal Governments; Federal Indian Law.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Linguistics, Native language survival, American Indian literature and culture, Shoshoni language and culture.
resources available: Shoshoni Language Project; Shoshoni Club; Native Americans United; Native student counselor/ recruitment & retention officer; small office for Native students in the Anthropology Building; American Indian Support Committee (faculty committee); dual enrollment courses offered at ShoBan High School at neighboring Fort Hall reservation.
financial aid available to students: Some university-level scholarships dedicated to Native students; hopefully more to come.
number of students in program: Approximately 10-15 minors, many more taking Native studies classes through Anthropology, English, and other departments.
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Native American House: American Indian Studies
name\title of head\director: Robert Warrior, Director
degree(s) granted: Undergraduate Minor in American Indian Studies; Graduate Minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies under review but not currently approved.
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; Indigenous intellectual histories.
resources available: Teaching assistantships, the Native American House (student support and cultural center), elder in residence and artist in residence, 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.
distance learning: [information not provided]
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.
distance learning: [information not provided]
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 AffairsNative 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).
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program; Tribal Law and Government Center
name\title of head\director: John W. Hoopes, Director
degree(s) granted: M.A.; Joint M.A./J.D. program in conjunction with the KU Law School
description of program offerings: Individualized Areas of Specialization
areas of faculty interest\expertise: See http://www.indigenous.ku.edu.
resources available: First Nations Student Association, Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center. Lawrence is also home to Haskell Indian Nations University and the Pelathe Community Resource Center.
financial aid available to students: Some scholarships/grants available every year, but amounts vary.
number of students in program: 27
distance learning: [information not provided]
title of program: Department of Indigenous Learning
name\title of head\director: Ruby Farrell, Chair
degree(s) granted: B.A. Indigenous Learning Major; H.B.A. Indigenous Learning Major; H.B.A. Indigenous Learning with major concentration in Women's Studies; H.B.A. of Social Work with a major concentration in Indigenous Learning; Minor Program in Indigenous Learning; Certificate in Indigenous Learning, Native Language Minor Program.
description of program offerings: The Department of Indigenous Learning is committed to providing both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students with a fundamental understanding of Aboriginal History, Culture and Values. The Department subscribes to the concept that a well rounded educational experience is acquired through a combination of traditional academic disciplines and culturally relevant/sensitive activites. Our Goals are to provide increasing awarness and appreciation of the life experience of Aboriginal Peoples, with the view to creating an environment of understanding and trust amongst all Peoples. Evolving out of the Native Studies Program, the Department was established by Lakehead University in 1994. Assuming the responsibility for the development and delivery of academic programs, the Department offers both a Bachelor of Arts and an Honours bachelor of Arts Program as well as the Certificate in Indigenous Learning Program. The Indigenous Learning Program features fifty Indigenous Learning courses of which twenty four courses are shared with other associated programs and departments. These include the following courses: Introduction to Ojibwe I, Introduction to Cree I, Introduction to Ojibwe II, Introduction to Cree II, Introduction to Indigenous Learning, Methods/Approaches Applied to Indigenous Learning, Native Arts and Crafts, The Archaeology of North America, Special Topics, Transfer of Educational Jurisdiction, Native Peoples and Newcomers, Native People and the North, Native Peoples and the Urban Community, Metis peoples of Canada, Community Well-Being and Native Peoples, Native Imagery, Introduction to Native Canadian Studies, Native People and the Past, Native People and the Government, Latin America and the Carribean, Literature of Canada's First Nations, Indigenous Peoples Myth and Drama, Native Canadian World Views, Corporations and the Status Indian, Research Methodology, The North American Fur Trade, Native Peoples and Community, Shelter in Native Communities, Aboriginal Peoples and the Law, Native People and the Land, Native People and the Issues, Native Narratives Myths Legends and Ceremonies, Gender Relations in the First Nations' Community, Indigenous Women and Health, Indigenous Women and their Changing Roles, The Rights of Aboriginal Peoples in S.35, Taxation and the Status Indian, Honours Project 1, Honours Project II, Politics in the Canadian North, Indigenous Peoples and the World, Social Work Practice and Aboriginal People, Aboriginal Self-Government in International Law.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: see http://indigenouslearning.lakeheadu.ca/staff.php?h=1
resources available: The Department of Indigenous Learning is supported by the Office of Aboriginal Initiatives, affiliated with Student Affairs and the Aboriginal Management Council, is headed by Vice-Provost, Aboriginal Initiatives. See http://aboriginalinitiatives.lakeheadu.ca/. Besides the Oral History Collection maintained by the Department of Indigenous Learning Library resources on campus include the Northern Studies Resource Center. See http://library.lakeheadu.ca/wp/?pg=57.
financial aid available to students: Government funding, bursaries, scholarships.
number of students in program: Currently 286 students enrolled in courses offered by the Department of Indigenous Learning.
distance learning: Courses are presently being offered off campus to First Nations Communities and through video conferencing to the Orillia Campus.
title of program: Certificat en études autochtones
name\title of head\director: Sylvie Poirier, Director of Undergraduate Programs
degree(s) granted: Certificate
description of program offerings: see the web site (http://www.ant.ulaval.ca) and list of courses included in the certificate (Certificat en études autochtones).
areas of faculty interest\expertise: indigenous studies from the perspective of social and cultural anthropology; a focus on Inuit studies and North-East Amerindians; expertise also on South America and Mexico, issues of development, and environmental studies, among other interests.
resources available: A number of professors from the Faculty of Social Sciences and the department of Anthropology, the CIERA (Centre interuniversitaire d'études et de recherches autochtones).
financial aid available to students: None.
number of students in program: 10-15.
distance learning: Since last year, this programme is offered on line as "distance learning". The information is available on the web site of the Department of Anthropology