Academics

American Indian Studies minor

Offered by the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, but open to all students, this minor is grounded by a strong commitment to the histories, representations, and political struggles of Indigenous peoples, the intellectual focus of the American Indian Studies minor will use interdisciplinary methods of critical inquiry as a means through which students engage research and scholarship in their major fields of studies.

Indigenous Study Abroad

The U.S. Department of State has awarded its first-ever IDEAS consortium grant to UW Tacoma for a program exploring tribal sovereignty and climate issues through an Indigenous lens. The funding will be used to create a study-abroad program geared toward Native and Indigenous students as well as students who are interested in working with Indigenous communities.

Exploring Tribal Sovereignty and the Environment through an Indigenous Lens, offered for Spring 2025, includes a one-week trip to the Frazer Valley in Canada.

Muckleshoot Ed.D. Program

This Indigenous-centered cohort reflects an ongoing partnership between the EdD Program in Educational Leadership and the Muckleshoot Tribal College. The Doctoral Program (EdD) in Educational Leadership welcomes educators, leaders, community members, advocates and those committed to systemic and societal transformation to strengthen commitment, approaches, and communities through theory, praxis, and reflection with the EdD practice doctorate degree. This program is designed for professional educators and leaders who actively work with Tribal communities. All courses will be taught by faculty with extensive experience working and leading within Tribal communities.