American Indian Studies
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110 Cina Hall
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1123 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
United States
Sparking a larger story
For the first time in more than 180 years, fire — Ishkode in Ojibwe — will return to Minnesota Point.
Mud Pies and Other Small Wonders
Join author Ozhaawashkogiizhigokwe, Janis A. Fairbanks, in the Kathryn A. Martin Library Rotunda on Tuesday, April 7th from 2:00-3:00pm for an inspiring talk about her book, Sugar Bush Babies: Stories of My Ojibwe Grandmother.
Make an Appointment
Schedule a phone meeting with Seanna Stinnett, UMN Duluth Department of American Indian Studies Graduate Program Coordinator, to discuss our programs.
CAHSS student named finalist in national Indigenous fiction contest
This summer, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (CAHSS) student Hilary Pohl received national recognition for a short story written as part of a class assignment.
TAG Student Hilary Pohl Finalist in Indigenous Fuction Prize Folio
AIS Department Tribal Administration and Governance student Hilary Pohl was a finalist in the Chapter House Journal's Summer 2025 Indigenous Fiction Prize with her story "She Who Helped Nanaboozhoo."
American Indian Studies Graduate Program Policies
The Department of American Indian Studies has has determined policies which apply to our master's degree and post-baccalaureate certificate programs. They are detailed below.
A Chance Encounter: Friendship Inspires Scholarship
The 2024-25 issue of Confluence, the newsletter of the UMD College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, has published an article about the origins of the UMD American Indian Studies Scholarship, new in Fall 2024, and the two inaugural recipients for 2024-25, undergraduate students Olivia Johnson and Alyza Savage.