Native American Studies

What Can I Do With A Major In Native American Studies?

The Native American Studies major provides an overview of tribes that are indigenous to the United States (including Alaska) and a history of cross-cultural relations from first contact with Europeans up to the present. As a student, you will study tribal literatures, art, dance, song, religious traditions, philosophies, histories, educational institutions, political and economic structures, and ecological perspectives. Consider this major if you are good at or want to develop skills such as critical writing, reading and thinking; persuading/influencing; research; teamwork. . .or have. . .initiative; verbal skills.

A Sample of Related Occupations

Types of Employers

Related Web Links

• The University of Montana Department of Native American Studies
• The Association for the Study of Native American Literatures provides a guide to NAS Departments and Programs across the nation
• American Indian Higher Education Consortium
• Native American Sites
• Directory of Salary Surveys on the Web

Professional Associations

• American Indian and Alaska Native Professors Association (Haskell All Nations University)
• American Indian Studies Chairs and Directors Council (Arizona State University)

For additional career information, see the Occupational Outlook Handbook