Our new PhD in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (AIIS) is an interdisciplinary, interdepartmental program that’s the only one of its kind in the Midwest and the Big Ten.
Learning Indigenous languages is a way to connect to Indigenous cultures. UMN's unique language majors allow students to pursue several paths involving their culture.
"I decided to be a historian because I want to tell stories and histories that are often overlooked in Indian country," says John Little, a PhD student who is thrilled to be a…