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KU Indigenous Studies Program

We're small, flexible and student-focused. Whether your passion involves environmental science, language revitalization, community health, policy-making, law, Indigenous media or something completely different, you'll gain interdisciplinary skills to conduct theoretical and applied research and develop creative solutions to issues facing Indigenous communities. Our acclaimed faculty will help you become a capable scholar and leader who brings Indigenous perspectives to academia, government and tribal service, or the private sector. Let's talk!

Indigenous Education Summit Jan. 29, 2025

Free teacher/pre-service teacher professional development event! Learn from Indigenous studies experts and tribal leaders while exploring how to improve teaching and learning about, for and with Native Nations and communities connected to Kansas.
Indigenous Education Summit Teacher Professional Development January 29, 2025