This concentration provides students with a foundation in ethical, theoretical, and empirical frameworks critical to a deeper understanding of Indigenous issues. Coursework explores diverse cultural traditions, the legacies of colonialism, social movements, belief systems, and political ecologies that shape the experience of Indigenous communities throughout the Americas. Coursework is selected from, but not limited to, the departments of Anthropology, Art & Art History, Community and Regional Planning, History, Linguistics, and Spanish and Portuguese departments, as well as from the UNM School of Law. The concentration also draws on UNM’s outstanding resources as a premier research institution within the Indigenous Southwest, offering students the unique opportunity for comparative Hemispheric study.