American Indigenous Studies (AIS) provides a broad and interdisciplinary understanding of Indigenous Americans, especially the Dakota peoples, and their respective ways of life in the past, present, and future. AIS welcomes all students, Native and non-Native, to pursue knowledge of Indigenous cultures, languages, ways of knowing, histories, politics, media, and other topics. The AIS program prepares students to pursue careers in ethnically diverse settings and tribal communities or graduate work. AIS facilitates a space where Indigenous American worldviews are an enduring and integral part of the diverse intellectual atmosphere at the University.