Welcome to the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington website. If you need to contact us please consider the following options:

• (206) 543-9082 (telephone)
• (206) 616-3122 (fax)
• native (at) u (dot) washington (dot) edu (e-mail)

If you would like to visit us, discuss or have questions about the Bachelor of Arts degree in American Indian Studies, we are located on the Seattle campus:

• Padelford Hall, C-514

If you would like to drop us a line via traditional mail our address is:

• University of Washington: American Indian Studies
  Box: 354305, Seattle, WA 98195
  (Please indicate who you wish your mail to be routed to)

Faculty and staff contact information can be found on the people page.

Need to find out when your professor has office hours? Want to check out this quarter's schedule? If so, then click on the links provided below:

Class Schedules

• The Winter 2010 Class Schedule (PDF)

Office Hours

• AIS Winter 2010 Office Hours

The AIS Major

• The American Indian Studies Major and Minor
• The American Indian Studies Major and Minor in PDF Format
• Declaring a Major
• Please contact Marcia Feinstein-Tobey with advising questions. Her office hours can be found here.

• Professor Charlotte Cote' interviewed on Native America Calling
  Wednesday, January 20, 2010- Obama's One-Year Report Card: (listen) During his campaign Barack Obama promised to change the way the U.S. government dealt with this country's "First Americans." He was adopted by a Native family and the Crow Tribe. He called Native people his "brothers and sisters" and said he wouldn't forget about us. So, how has the President done in his first year in office when it comes to Native America? We'll examine Obama's actions toward Indian Country and find out how he has fared. What grade are you giving President Obama after year number one?


• CALL FOR PAPERS & POSTERS
  
  "INDIGENOUS EARTH: PRAXIS and TRANSFORMATION," Penticton, British Columbia, Tuesday March 9 to Friday March 12, 2010.
  The intent of the conference is to connect an emerging and diverse range of academics to share theories, experiences and methods for applying indigenous knowledge to complex environmental and social realities. This conference will launch a series of research publications that will propose solutions to address current environmental concerns and to build a bridge between Indigenous knowledge and western scientific approaches.


• Marvin Oliver Studio Tour: Sculpture Progress
  
  Marvin Oliver, a renowned artist of Quinalt heritage, is creating a welcome figure for the Salmon Bay Natural Area (SBNA) to celebrate the transformative powers of the salmon life cycle and to remind all of us of the stories, history, and creativity inherent in local indigenous cultures.
  Click here to learn more about ongoing events at Salmon Bay Natural Area.


• FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES 2010-2011
  
  The Newberry's fellowships support humanities research in our collections. We promise wide-ranging and rich collections; a lively interdisciplinary community of researchers; individual consultations on your research with staff curators, librarians, and scholars; and an array of scholarly and public programs.