American Indian Studies
Fact sheet
Social sciences
Imparting knowledge about American Indian experiences and communities
A leading academic program in the nation, the American Indian Studies program emphasizes the latest research impacting Indigenous communities across the United States and is grounded in traditional knowledge and perspectives of American Indian people and organizations.
Leading global impact and innovative solutions.
Scholars in our program are leading groundbreaking research and strengthening the next generation of globally informed leaders. Since the founding of our program, we have studied U.S. Indian law, colonization and decolonization, nation building and more to break down barriers and build up communities.
Sharing and uplifting Indigenous voices
Students, members of tribal nations, American Indian studies scholars and the general public have access to programs and resources that are designed to help protect and strengthen Indian sovereignty, self-determination, selfsu ciency and Indigenous rights.
Educating the next generation of Indigenous leaders
Alum Phillip Raphael, a member of the Salt River Pima-Indian Community, found his passion for giving back and returned to his community to help advance cultural preservation and repatriation e orts.
The center of cutting-edge research
Professor Michelle Hale is part of a university-wide team focusing on mitigating the drought’s e ects on residents, agriculture and industry and promoting water resilience and security.
Being the voice for a community Graduate student Priscilla Frankson works with Indigenous communities in Alaska to help make a di erence and mitigate issues caused by climate change.a
Photo: During her first year at ASU, Lourdes Pereira, a student in the American Indian Studies program, became connected with the Labriola National American
Indian Data Center and became
student archivist.
the Labriola National American Data Center, with contemporary collections and Indigenous archives. in Indigenous rights and social justice and tribal leadership and governance. programs and resources. language classes taught by fluent speakers. An Indigenousled library, Accelerated master’s programs Indigenous student support
student-tofaculty ratio first-generation students 4:1 51% female students historically underrepresented minorities 81% 87% Navajo and O’odham
Building a community of belonging
American Indian Studies strives to follow ASU’s charter as a “comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed.”
Together, we’re building a community of belonging where every voice matters, and where new perspectives and histories are shared.
Bachelor’s degrees
American Indian studies, BS
Master’s degrees
American Indian studies (culutral resource revitalization and sustainability), MS
American Indian studies (Indigenous rights and social justice), MS
American Indian studies (tribal leadership and governance), MS
American Indian studies (visual and oral culture), MS
Minors and certificates
American Indian nation governance (certficate)
American Indian studies (minor)
Learn more about the work done in our program and degrees.
Strengthen the academic heart of ASU
Giving to the American Indian Studies program helps prepare students to make positive and lifelong impacts in the community. Your investment in the program directly impacts the success of our students and the research discoveries of our faculty as we try to positively shape the discourse of the Indigenous experience.
americanindian.asu.edu/ supporting-program
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