About Us

Vision

Ohio's indigenous people, which includes our students and faculty, represent a wide variety of tribal backgrounds, region, cultural traditions, education, and research. According to native protocol, we acknowledge the ancestral ties of Shawnees, and subsequently of Wyandots and Delawares. The Ohio State University¹s American Indian Studies Minor offers students the opportunity to explore Native histories, issues, and perspectives from a local, regional, and global level within multiple disciplines.
The vision is to ground OSU in its native Ohio history, assist campus departments with recruiting American Indian faculty and students, supporting research by students, staff, and faculty, providing a focal point for scholars, staff, students and community members who are interested in research, education, and issues about Native Americans, through collaborations with the American Indian Studies, Multicultural Center, American Indian Student Services, Office of Minority Affairs , Native American Living Learning Program, American Indian Alumni society and external community.

Rationale

What can a Native American Studies program do?

Work toward the creation of an undergraduate minor. This will require the development of additional courses in several departments, a central focus and requirements for the minor, and coordination among faculty in curriculum development and scheduling. In addition, service-learning projects should be offered to students.
Offer assistance to departments in recruiting faculty and students.
Coordinate and support efforts to develop programs, concerts, conferences, and other projects.
Providing indigenous perspectives on current areas and discipline and developing indigenous voice(s).

Give

If you would like to become involved or support the American Indian Studies Program please contact Dr. Christine Ballengee-Morris with questions regarding our program at morris.390@osu.edu or Margo Wolanin regarding gifts at 614-292-9200.

Contact

Office of Interdisciplinary Programs
Arts and Sciences
The Ohio State University
4120 Smith Laboratory
174 W. 18th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 247-2574
Fax: (614) 688-5678
ascinterdisciplinary.osu.edu

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Wyandot Methodist Church, Upper Sandusky
Sulphur Spring, OWU, Delaware
Simon Pokegaon, Potawatomi novelist
Thelma Adamson, Marietta, Indien folklorist
Sunwatch Thatch, Dayton
Wyandot Missionaries, Sandusky
Piasaw, Underwater Panther “alligator”
Bear Doctor, John Heckewelder, and John Killbuck, Cochocton
Rev David Zeisberger, first US textbook, Moravian Schoenbrunn
Tribute in Shawnee, Old Town
Huron Altar, Ontario
Octagon Moon Standstills, Newark
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