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Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University.
Trosper, Ronald L. – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
The Applied Indigenous Studies program at Northern Arizona University aims to prepare American Indian students to assume tribal leadership roles. Its location in the College of Ecosystem Science and Management emphasizes its land-oriented and applied focus. The program's development, core courses, and academic requirements for bachelors degrees…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, College Programs, Degree Requirements
Native American Studies at Dartmouth.
Calloway, Colin G. – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
Although founded in 1769 with a mission of educating Indian youth, Dartmouth College graduated only 19 American Indians by 1970. The Native American Studies program began in 1972 as part of a renewed commitment to recruit and support Indian students. Courses, faculty, visiting scholars, funding, internships, library holdings, and symposia are…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, American Indian Studies, College Programs
Strengthening the Next Seven Generations: American Indian Studies Program at Arizona State University.
Lujan, Carol Chiago – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
The American Indian Studies program at Arizona State University is an emerging program that aims to articulate, celebrate, and protect American Indian cultures; recruit and retain Indian students and faculty; and collaborate with Indian communities. Factors leading to the program's development and its organizational structure, curriculum,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, College Curriculum, College Programs
The Native American Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma.
Kidwell, Clara Sue – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
Begun in 1994, the Native American Studies program at the University of Oklahoma is an interdisciplinary B.A. program with a liberal arts orientation and strong emphasis on contemporary American Indian policy. Program strengths include the number and diversity of the faculty involved, the four Native languages taught, connections to tribal…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, American Indian Studies, College Faculty
The American Indian Program at Cornell University.
Usner, Daniel H., Jr. – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
The American Indian Studies program at Cornell University resembles other area and ethnic studies programs academically but also has components concerned with American Indian student recruitment and support, agricultural extension and research activities in reservation communities, and publications. Thirteen courses are briefly described, as well…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, American Indian Studies, College Programs
The Institute of American Indian Studies: A Tradition of Scholarly Pursuit.
Bruguier, Leonard R.; White, Scott E. – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
Traces the development of the Institute of American Indian Studies at the University of South Dakota, which was founded in 1955 and which houses the South Dakota Oral History Center. Discusses the Institute's leadership, faculty members, research, publications, and conferences, and the impact of increasing numbers of American Indian students and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Studies, College Programs
The American Indian Studies Program at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Chenault, Venida – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
Federally funded, Haskell Indian Nations University serves American Indian and Alaska Native students from federally recognized tribes and villages. Haskell's American Indian Studies baccalaureate program is an interdisciplinary, culturally relevant program that provides students with practical skills needed by tribes. The need for American Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, College Programs, Courses
The Indigenous Nations Studies Program and Center at the University of Kansas.
Fixico, Donald L. – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
The Indigenous Nations Studies Program at the University of Kansas is a cross-disciplinary master's program promoting research relevant to the concerns of Indigenous communities and producing trained professionals capable of assuming tribal leadership and policy-making positions. Core courses, three study tracks, degree requirements, the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, College Curriculum, Educational Objectives
From Activism to Academics: The Evolution of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State, 1968-2001.
De La Torre, Joely – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
The founding of the American Indian Studies program at San Francisco State University took place against a backdrop of the Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island and the demands of Indian students for more relevant coursework. Today the program connects students to the urban Indian community through service learning projects and is committed to…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, American Indian Studies