Study the art, archaeology, culture, geography, literature, and religion of Native peoples in North and South America — a collective history and impact spanning 15 millennia.
The Native American Studies program draws on a wide range of disciplines to examine Native American and Indigenous issues in great depth. Participate in a transformative and revealing study of the impacts of Indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere.
Students in the program develop a foundation of knowledge that can be applied to professional work or continued study in inter-American relations, Latin American studies, anthropology, archaeology, history, education, government services, art history, museum studies, religion, and more.
The program offers both a major and minor in Native American Studies.
We recognize that Colgate University is situated on the Indigenous homelands of the Oneida Indian Nation. We pay respect to Oneida people—past, present, and future—and honor their continuing presence in this homeland area as well as throughout the Haudenosaunee diaspora.
Land Acknowledgement Resources
Department Contacts
Director: Jenna Reinbold
Native American and Indigenous Learning Community Program Coordinator and Academic Department Coordinator: Nicole Carvell
Office: 221 Alumni Hall
Phone: 315-228-7806
