Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Studies - College of Rural and Community Development - University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Transforming academia through Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Worldviews.

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Who we are

Vision Statement: Transforming academia through Indigenous knowledge systems and worldviews. As defined, changing in form and structure the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship through Indigenous ways of knowing, pedagogies, cultures, and epistemologies.

Our mission at the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies is the improvement of educational and professional development opportunities for Indigenous peoples. Our goal is to provide technical support and information to school districts, Alaska Native corporations, tribal governments, community organizations, and state and federal agencies serving Indigenous communities.

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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