Native Studies Department

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Edward Valandra, Chair
East Hall, Room 301
(605) 677-5209 
Edward.Valandra@usd.edu
nativestudies@usd.edu   

FACULTY:

Associate Professor:

 Edward Valandra, American Studies, Native Studies, and Oceti Sakowin Studies

Assistant Professor:

 Elizabeth A. Castle, Native American Women, Contemporary Native American Issues, Oral History

Instructor:

 Jerome Kills Small, Lakota Language and Culture

MAJOR: American Indian Studies, B.A.
DOUBLE MAJOR: American Indian Studies
MINOR: American Indian Studies

Native Studies offers interdisciplinary major, double major, and minor degrees with several participating academic schools and departments. A background in Native Studies is useful for all graduates preparing for careers in Education, Pre-Law, History, Anthropology, English, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Social Work, Sociology, Media, Journalism, Pre-Medicine, and other health sciences.

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