American Indian Studies
minor graduate fieldoverview
area of concentration
- American Indian studies | minor concentration
people
headed by
- Geisler, Charles C | Professor
field members
- Andronicos, Christopher | Associate Professor
- Cheyfitz, Eric T. | Ernest I. White Professor of American Studies and Humane Letters
- Donaldson, Laura | Professor
- Geisler, Charles C | Professor
- Gillett, James W. | Professor Emeritus/a
- Gonzales, Angela A. | Assistant Professor
- Henderson, John Stanley | Professor
- Isbell, Billie Jean | Prof Emeritus
- Jordan, Kurt Anders | Assistant Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies
- Kassam, Karim-Aly Saleh | International Professor
- Mt Pleasant, Jane | Associate Professor
- Nadasdy, Paul | Associate Professor
- Parmenter, Jon W | Associate Professor
- Richardson, Troy A | Assistant Professor
- Rickard, Jolene K. | Associate Professor
affiliations
has affiliated organization
- Cornell University Graduate School | Graduate School
The minor field offers an interdisciplinary program focusing on American Indians and their multidimensional relations with other peoples and nations in the Americas. The emphasis is on North American Indian societies, but comparative and hemispheric breadth is encouraged. Students who want to engage in American Indian scholarship in conjunction with their major field of study select a faculty member from the Field of American Indian Studies to serve on their Special Committee. Individual programs are designed to suit students' specific interests. They also participate in an American Indian Studies proseminar in order to become familiar with the progress of various disciplines in the field. Students gain an overall understanding of American Indian experiences and issues, while also specializing in particular subject areas that can facilitate their professional or scholarly interaction with American Indian communities.