NAIS Student Advising Resources

On this page, you can find resources to help you learn more about the Native American and Indigenous Studies Five College Certificate, how to study NAIS in depth across the consortium, as well as information on cross-registration guidelines.

How do I learn more about NAIS?

Take a course

Current NAIS certificate course list
Reach out to NAIS faculty
Take a course on another campus: Cross-Registration Guidelines Page

Five Colleges NAIS Certificate Program

Students in the Five College Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) certificate program draw on the resources of not one campus but five, benefiting from a wide variety of courses exploring Native American and Indigenous histories, literatures, cultures and contemporary issues that are taught within the consortium each year.

The certificate furnishes an excellent foundation on which to build a professional career, graduate work or research. Its requirements provide a strong grounding while each student works closely with a faculty advisor to design an individualized course of study.

Click here to submit NAIS Certificate Program Interest Form

NAIS Certificate Completion Form

NAIS Resources

Campus Cultural Centers, Student Groups, and Community List-Serves

Amherst College Native and Indigenous Students Association (NISA)
Contact: acnatives@gmail.co m
Zowie Banteah Cultural Center at MHC (“the Zowie”)
Contact: Juliette Gagnon Strong Heart, gagno23@mtholyoke.edu
Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center at UMass
Contact: jwecc@sacl.UMass.edu
Hampshire Indigenous Community Gatherings
Contact: Lucero Díaz, mld21@hampshire.edu
Smith College Indigenous Community & Allies List Serv
https://groups.google.com/u/1/a/smith.edu/g/smith-indigenous-u
Sign up for the NAIS (NATAM) Google Group for announcements

How do I study NAIS in-depth?

If you are a student at Amherst College

Pursue the Five College NAIS certificate

Major in American Studies with a concentration in NAIS

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If you are a student at Hampshire College

Pursue the Five College NAIS certificate

Work with NAIS faculty to design a DIV III project

See here for information about NAIS at Hampshire College

If you are a student at Mount Holyoke College

Pursue the Five College NAIS certificate

Major in History with an NAIS concentration

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If you are a student at Smith College

Pursue the Five College NAIS certificate

Major in American Studies with a concentration in NAIS

Develop a Student-Designed Interdepartmental major in NAIS

UMass

If you are a student at UMass

Pursue the Five College NAIS certificate

Bachelor’s Degree with Individualized Concentration in NAIS