Building Native News Today

While people interested in making positive change in Tribal Communities often consider a Bachelor of Arts in Native American Studies (NAS), they may not be sure what the degree offers. At UNM’s department of Native American Studies, Senior Student...

HLC approved Diné College as a four-year, baccalaureate-granting institution, opening new opportunities for students and graduates alike. “For any community or society to grow and prosper, it must have its own means for educating its citizens…It is essential that these educational systems be directed and controlled by the society they are intended to serve” -Robert Roessel, 1979 In 1968, the Navajo people took a momentous step toward educational self-determination by establishing Navajo ...