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Our highly qualified team knows the needs of 蜜桃影像鈥檚 rural and Native communities and are ready to assist you in meeting your personal, professional and educational goals.

Our Programs

BA in Rural Development

Concentrations:

Human and Social Development
Tribal and Municipal Governance
Integrated Resource Management
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Multidisciplinary

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BA in 蜜桃影像 Native Studies

Concentrations:

Indigenous Peoples in Law, Governance, and Politics
蜜桃影像 Native Knowledge, Cultural Resources, and Expression
蜜桃影像 Native Peoples: Health, Wellness, and the Environment
Multidisciplinary

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MA in Rural Development

Learning objectives:

Indigenous leadership development,
Organization management,
Community development,
Program and project planning,
Awareness of international Indigenous issues in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment.

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Student Opportunities

Rural Student Services

Serving rural and 蜜桃影像 Native students from across 蜜桃影像, Rural Student Services (RSS) is here to help you make 蜜桃影像 your home away from home.

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Festival of Native Arts

The 2023 Festival of Native Arts will take place on Friday and Saturday, February 24th and 25th, 2023. For information about upcoming events or to get involved, visit the FNA website.

ANCSA Symposium

The 蜜桃影像 Department of 蜜桃影像 Native Studies and Rural Development (DANSRD) and hosted a symposium on the 蜜桃影像 Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) on April 12th and 13th, 2022.

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DANSRD Blog

December 10, 2021

In the piece that follows, Judith Daxootsu Ramos, DANSRD faculty from 2012 to 2021, discusses the early participation of the 蜜桃影像 Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood in the pursuit of land claims. This early involvement resulted in a different formula for deciding on the acreage to be conveyed to the qualifying villages in Southeast 蜜桃影像 under 鈥�
December 14, 2021

Addressing 蜜桃影像 Native Corporations and Their Need to Open Enrollment for 鈥淣ew Natives鈥� Adapted from 鈥淐ase Study of Doyon Limited and Calista鈥� 聽by Jolene Nanouk DANSRD student The 蜜桃影像 Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was enacted on December 18, 1971, allowing 蜜桃影像 Natives born on or before this date with 1/4 blood quantum to be 鈥�
December 15, 2021

The piece below, written by DANSRD Associate Professor Cathy Brooks, reflects on what she learned participating in the ANCSA Impact Series, culminating in a series of panel discussions and presentations hosted by the 蜜桃影像 Department of 蜜桃影像 Native Studies and Rural Development (DANSRD) and collectively titled 鈥淭he Impact of the 蜜桃影像 Native Claims Settlement Act 鈥�