Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Studies - College of Indigenous Studies - �鶹�� Fairbanks

Welcome the the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies

Transforming academia through Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Worldviews.

Who we are

Vision Statement: We as a department seek transformation of academia through Indigenous knowledge and practices according to the multiplicity of Indigenous worldviews. We envision this as a journey of transformation, stemming from the learning of and living by Indigenous wisdom. We seek to accomplish this through individual growth, knowledge, and improving well-being through decolonization and cross-cultural understanding.

Mission Statement: Our mission at the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies is to serve communities through the graduate education of individuals seeking to apply their education to the improvement of well-being and self-determination in communities. A journey through our M.A. or Ph.D. programs will help students to recognize multiple sources of knowledge and wisdom, as carried and communicated through traditional practices. Among our goals is to provide information and other support to school districts, tribal organizations, communities, and state and federal agencies serving Indigenous and rural people.

Our Indigenous Studies Ph.D. program is the highest Indigenous Studies degree granting program in the state. Combined with our M.A. program, we work hard to increase the recognition of Indigenous scholarship across a range of academic disciplines to best serve our students. We serve as a forum for the examination of cross-cultural and Indigenous education and community development issues across the state and around the world.

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M.A. Indigenous Studies

The Indigenous Studies M.A. degree program emphasizes Indigenous knowledge systems. The program is designed to provide graduate students from various fields of interest an opportunity to pursue in-depth study of the role and contributions of Indigenous knowledge in the contemporary world. Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to work effectively with Indigenous people in their studies.

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Ph.D. Indigenous Studies

The Ph.D. Indigenous Studies program may be for you if you are interested in issues associated with Indigenous Knowledge Systems, cultural interchange, and cross-cultural education. Students will participate in research and development activities across a variety of academic disciplines and applied fields at UAF.

Candidates are encouraged to engage in comparative studies with other Indigenous peoples around the world and to focus their dissertation research on issues of relevance to Alaska and the Arctic.

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