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.
The college's 2024 Dean's Medalist is challenging many of the inherently destructive practices of archaeology while centering representation and inclusion.
Jayne Kinney is a fifth-year PhD candidate in history with an American Indian and Indigenous Studies (AIIS) minor. She holds the Sara Evans Fellowship in Women’s History.
Regents Professor Jean O’Brien is a citizen of the White Earth Ojibwe Nation, and has supported many scholars engaged in Indigenous history and studies.