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.
