- "Native American studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues, spirituality, sociology, and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America."
The study of the history, culture, and experiences of Indigenous peoples of North America.
History of Native Americans: A study of the historical experience of Native American societies including their migration, interactions with colonizers and contemporary issues.
Culture of Native Americans: A study of the cultural aspects of Native American society including their way of life, religion, art, music, and language.
Tribal Sovereignty: A study of the legal and political status of Native American tribes and their relationship with the United States government.
Colonization and Conquest: A study of how Native American societies became colonized and conquered by European settlers and the impact of this on their traditional way of life.
Indigenous Languages: A study of the Indigenous languages spoken by Native American tribes and the efforts to preserve and revitalize them.
Contemporary Issues Affecting Native Americans: A study of the contemporary issues facing Native American communities including poverty, health disparities, environmental justice, and political representation.
Genocide, Trauma and Healing: A study of the impact of genocide, forced removals and other traumatic historical events on Native American communities and the process of healing and reconciliation.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A study of the traditional knowledge systems and practices of Native American tribes including medicine, agriculture, and ecological management.
Native American Identity and Representation: A study of the issues of identity and representation affecting Native American communities including stereotypes, racism, and cultural appropriation.
Literature and Film: A study of the literary and cinematic representations of Native American societies and culture and their impact on popular culture.
- "Native American studies is also known as American Indian, Indigenous American, Aboriginal, Native, or First Nations studies."
- "Native American studies scholars consider a variety of perspectives and employ diverse analytical and methodological tools in their work."
- "Increasingly, debate has focused on the differences rather than the similarities between other Ethnic studies disciplines such as African American studies, Asian American Studies, and Latino/a Studies."
- "The political sovereignty of many indigenous nations marks substantive differences in historical experience from that of other racial and ethnic groups in the United States and Canada."
- "Drawing from numerous disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, history, literature, political science, and gender studies..."
- "Two key concepts shape Native American studies, according to Crow Creek Lakota scholar Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, indigenousness (as defined in culture, geography, and philosophy) and sovereignty (as legally and historically defined)."
- "Practitioners advocate for decolonization of indigenous peoples, political autonomy, and the establishment of a discipline dedicated to alleviating contemporary problems facing indigenous peoples."
- "Native American studies examines the history, culture, politics, issues, spirituality, sociology, and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America, or, taking a hemispheric approach, the Americas."
- "Native American studies scholars consider a variety of perspectives and employ diverse analytical and methodological tools in their work."
- "Drawing from numerous disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, history, literature, political science, and gender studies..."
- "Native American studies examines the history, culture, politics, issues, spirituality, sociology, and contemporary experience of Native peoples."
- "Sovereignty (is) legally and historically defined."
- "Practitioners advocate for the... establishment of a discipline dedicated to alleviating contemporary problems facing indigenous peoples."
- "The political sovereignty of many indigenous nations marks substantive differences in historical experience from that of other racial and ethnic groups in the United States and Canada."
- "Indigenousness (is defined) in culture, geography, and philosophy."
- "Practitioners advocate for decolonization of indigenous peoples."
- "Native American studies scholars consider a variety of perspectives and employ diverse analytical and methodological tools in their work."
- "Native American studies scholars consider a variety of perspectives and employ diverse analytical and methodological tools in their work."
- "Native American studies examines the history, culture, politics, issues, spirituality, sociology, and contemporary experience of Native peoples."