Welcome

Welcome to American Indian Studies at the university of Illinois. Our academic program offers important reserach, course, and programs focused on the live and hostories of American Indian and other Indigenous people and their communities. Our purpose os to give everyone on campus opportunities to learn more about the realities of the American Indian and Indigenous world.

Robert Warrior (Osage), Director

Sovereignty & Autonomy

Sovereignty and Autonomy in the Western Hemisphere is a two-year initiative that includes conferences, lectures, and workshops aimed at exploring this broad topic that has played an important role in this vast region throughout its history.

» Learn more about the Sov/Auto programs

Academic Studies

American Indian Studies offers students an opportunity to examine the depth and breadth of the legal, cultural, and political histories shaping our contemporary world from the perspective of those communities most affected.

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» Learn more about the Graduate Minor

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