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Indiana University is committed to the success of its students of American Indian heritage. Our campus is one of the flagship Universities in the Big Ten with nationally ranked programs in education, music, arts and humanities, journalism, and the physical and natural sciences.
Perhaps the most crucial element to a successful degree is the institution you choose and how it suits your needs. It is our hope that you weigh all the factors in this important decision and choose the school that will best serve YOU. And, we hope you will consider Indiana University and become a member of our Indian student community for your educational endeavours.
Student Organizations
There are more than 270 student organizations at IU-Bloomington. All offer students unique opportunities to exercise their physical, mental, organizational, and leadership skills. Included are the American Indian Student Association (AISA) and the Native American Law Student's Association (NALSA), with the chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) soon to come. Indiana University's AISA chapter is comprised of a variety of tribal affiliations from various areas of the country including southwest, southeast, midwest, and North. These organizations are actively planning many events for prospective students which range from social activities to prominent guest speakers and lecturers on Indian-related topics.
Support Programs
Indiana University-Bloomington has several programs for students of color, including mentoring and tutorial services through such programs as PHASE, ONE IU, the McNair Scholars Program, the MEDIC-B Scholars Program, and others directed towards assisting the academic success of students of color on the Indiana University campus. AISA's primary goal is the facilitation of the social and academic growth of Indiana University's Indian students.
Native Indian Education
Numerous courses with topics related to American Indians are taught in the various schools and departments including; law, history, folklore, anthropology, education, and sociology. Specifically, the School of Education offers a program for teachers to be placed on southwestern reservations.
- Upcoming AISA Meetings
- March 11
- March 25
- April 8
- April 22
- All meetings take place at the Graduate Student House
- 803 E. 8th Street
- The American Indian Studies Research Institute
- 422 N. Indiana Avenue
- Indiana University-Bloomington
- Bloomington, IN 47405
- (812) 855-4086
Founded in 1985 at Indiana University by Professors Raymond J. DeMallie and Douglas R. Parks, the American Indian Studies Research Institute is an interdisciplinary center for research projects relating to American Indians. The primary function of the Institute is to provide the institutional structure necessary to carry out research projects, most of which are externally funded. Currently these projects center around Plains Indian languages and history; they are directed by Professors DeMallie and Parks and include graduate students in anthropology, history, and linguistics. Native language dictionary and text projects in Arikara and Pawnee (Caddoan languages) and Sioux and Assiniboine (Siouan languages) are the primary focus of current activity.
Visit the American Indian Institute web site at http://php.indiana.edu/~aisri/
The Center for the Documentation of Endangered Languages
- 422 N. Indiana Avenue
- Indiana University-Bloomington
- Bloomington, IN 47408
- (812) 855-4086
The Center for the Documentation of Endangered Languages (CDEL) was founded in the spring of 1996 as a support facility for the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University CDEL serves multiple roles in numerous projects undertaken in conjunction with the American Indian Studies Research Institute. In association with Dr. Parks' current projects, the development of Multimedia Dictionaries and the Multimedia Language Lessons for several Caddoan and Siouan languages, CDEL archives and documents his sound recordings and prepares them for use in these projects , CDEL archives and documents his sound recordings and prepares them for use in these projects. In addition to these projects, CDEL also enhances and restores historic recordings.
Native American Recruitment
Our recruitment activities include participating in the Gathering of Nations held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the Native Indian Education Association (NIEA) annual conference, as well as in events throughout the Midwest and other areas of the country. For further information write to:
- American Indian Student Association
- Indiana University-Bloomington
- 803 E. 8th Street
- Bloomington, IN 47408
- (812) 855-4005
- (812) 855-8741 fax
- Executive Board Members:
- Marty Richardson, Chairperson,
- James Hunt, Vice Chairperson, jamhunt@indiana.edu
- Dr. Regina Holyan, Faculty Advisor, rholyan@indiana.edu