Welcome to DANSRD

 Our highly qualified team knows the needs of 乐虎直播鈥檚 rural and Native communities and are ready to assist you in meeting your personal, professional and educational goals. 

 
 

Our Programs

BA in Rural Development

Concentrations:

  • Human and Social Development
  • Tribal and Municipal Governance
  • Integrated Resource Management
  • Entrepreneurship and Economic Development 
  • Multidisciplinary 

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BA in 乐虎直播 Native Studies

Concentrations:

  • Indigenous Peoples in Law, Governance, and Politics
  • 乐虎直播 Native Knowledge, Cultural Resources, and Expression
  • 乐虎直播 Native Peoples: Health, Wellness, and the Environment
  • Multidisciplinary

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MA in Rural Development

Learning objectives:

  • Indigenous leadership development,
  • Organization management,
  • Community development,
  • Program and project planning,
  • Awareness of international Indigenous issues in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment.

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Student Opportunities

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Rural Student Services

Serving rural and 乐虎直播 Native students from across 乐虎直播, Rural Student Services (RSS) is here to help you make UAF your home away from home.

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Festival of Native Arts

The 2023 Festival of Native Arts will take place on Friday and Saturday, February 24th and 25th, 2023. For information about upcoming events or to get involved, visit the FNA website.

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ANCSA Symposium

The UAF Department of 乐虎直播 Native Studies and Rural Development (DANSRD) and  hosted a symposium on the 乐虎直播 Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) on April 12th and 13th, 2022.

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DANSRD Blog

  • December 10, 2021

    In the piece that follows, Judith Daxootsu Ramos, DANSRD faculty from 2012 to 2021, discusses the early participation of the 乐虎直播 Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood in the pursuit of land claims. This early involvement resulted in a different formula for deciding on the acreage to be conveyed to the qualifying villages in Southeast 乐虎直播 under 鈥


  • December 14, 2021

    Addressing 乐虎直播 Native Corporations and Their Need to Open Enrollment for 鈥淣ew Natives鈥 Adapted from 鈥淐ase Study of Doyon Limited and Calista鈥 聽by Jolene Nanouk DANSRD student The 乐虎直播 Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was enacted on December 18, 1971, allowing 乐虎直播 Natives born on or before this date with 1/4 blood quantum to be 鈥


  • December 15, 2021

    The piece below, written by DANSRD Associate Professor Cathy Brooks, reflects on what she learned participating in the ANCSA Impact Series, culminating in a series of panel discussions and presentations hosted by the UAF Department of 乐虎直播 Native Studies and Rural Development (DANSRD) and collectively titled 鈥淭he Impact of the 乐虎直播 Native Claims Settlement Act 鈥


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Deanna Fitzgerald, B.S.

Deanna Fitzgerald, B.S.

Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Department of 乐虎直播 Native Studies and Rural Development

dlfitzgerald2@alaska.edu | 907-474-5948
Christine Davenport, M.A.

Christine Davenport, M.A.

Graduate Student Coordinator

Department of 乐虎直播 Native Studies and Rural Development

cdavenport@alaska.edu | 907-474-1539

Sitka, AK