Department of American Indian Studies

  • Longhouse at UW to welcome students, indigenous community

    The University of Washington broke ground Friday on a $6 million longhouse to support Native-American students and provide a place for indigenous activities and celebrations.
    10/25/2013 | The Seattle Times

  • Native American longhouse breaks ground Oct. 25

    The "Intellectual House," will serve as a learning and gathering place for Native American students, faculty and staff, as well as the UW and surrounding community. It will feature a "village concept" that includes two primary buildings and a central outdoor gathering space.
    10/21/2013 | UW Today

  • Beaded Indian vest donated to Goodwill is a treasure

    A Native American vest donated to Goodwill was passed on by sharp-eyed staff to the University of Washington's Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, where it is now in the museum's permanent collection.
    02/05/2013 | The Seattle Times

  • Q&A with Filmmaker Marcella Ernest

    January 2013 Perspectives

  • American Indian Studies Gains Department Status

    First introduced as a center in 1970, American Indian Studies is now an Arts and Sciences department.

    March 2009 Perspectives

  • Native Voices

    Though the Native Voices program, students create film documentaries involving Indigenous research.

    July 2008 Perspectives

  • A Pow Wow Primer

    American Indian Studies offers a course on the history and significance of pow wow, which includes working on one of the University's two annual pow wow events. 

    March 2006 Perspectives