Native American Studies

Native Studies

Our Native American studies program gives you the education, research and experience to prepare for living and working in a multicultural world.

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    Livermont to Pursue Graduate Degree in Healthcare Policy

    VERMILLION, S.D. – Tamee Livermont, a graduating senior at the University of South Dakota and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, has long had a passion to work in healthcare. With two prestigious national Udall Scholarship awards, the medical biology and Native American...

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    Navajo Chef Brings Indigenous Cooking to USD Native American Weekend

    VERMILLION, S.D. – Chef Brian Yazzie may have grown up far from South Dakota in Arizona’s Navajo Nation but for the 500 people who enjoyed the traditional indigenous meals he prepared at the 46th annual University of South Dakota Tiospaye Student Council Wacipi, he brought w...

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    Reminder, join Native American Studies Program tomorrow when we host filmmakers, Kate Beane and Syd Beane, for a screening of Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian tomorrow, Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Farber Hall.

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