American Indian Studies

Courses in Native American Indigenous Studies (NAIS) are open to all students, as partial fulfillment of general education requirements, as elective courses or as a program of study leading to the Associate of Arts Degree. The NAIS program strives for an academically sound evaluation of the history and cultures of the Native peoples of the North American continent. Particular emphasis is placed on the tribes of the Wind River Reservation.

Central Wyoming College recognizes that the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone elders represent the wisdom of the past. Their knowledge of the tribal traditions should nurture the student who seeks not only education but also wholeness through preparation for the future and respect for the past. The NAIS program is a tool for that preparation and an affirmation of that respect. The program also offers the student the unique opportunity to learn in the classroom about tribal cultures firsthand in the Wind River area.