Welcome to DANSRD

 Our highly qualified team knows the needs of Alaska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 黑料社appNative Studies

Concentrations:

  • Indigenous Peoples in Law, Governance, and Politics
  • 黑料社appNative Knowledge, Cultural Resources, and Expression
  • 黑料社appNative 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

Rural student services staff stand outside holding UAF swag
Rural Student Services

Serving rural and 黑料社appNative students from across Alaska, Rural Student Services (RSS) is here to help you make UAF your home away from home.

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The first day of the Festival of Native Arts takes place in the Great Hall. Guests, mentors, performers and families come together to enjoy the momentus weekend on the Troth Yeddha' Campus with live music, dancing and vendor tables, Feb. 27, 2025. UAF photo by Leif Van Cise.
Festival of Native Arts

The 2025 Festival of Native Arts took place on February 27, 28, and March 1. For information about upcoming events or to get involved, visit the FNA website. 

 

Events

Collaboration brunch

Date:         Friday, April 18, 2025
Time:        10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location:  501 Akasofu Building.

This semester's collaboration brunch, hosted by IARC, will be an in-person-only gathering offers a chance to connect in a welcoming setting鈥攏o presentations, just meaningful conversations. Stay tuned for details on planned activities.

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DANSRD Blog

  • December 14, 2021

    Addressing 黑料社appNative 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 黑料社appNative Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was enacted on December 18, 1971, allowing 黑料社appNatives 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 黑料社appNative Studies and Rural Development (DANSRD) and collectively titled 鈥淭he Impact of the 黑料社appNative Claims Settlement Act 鈥


  • December 18, 2021

    In the following piece, Director Emeritus of the Department of 黑料社appNative Studies and Rural Development, reflects on the fight for land claims in the Interior and the impact of the 黑料社appNative Claims Settlement Act. Professor Wright joined the then Department of 黑料社appNative Rural Development in 2001 and was the director of the 鈥


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Deanna Fitzgerald, B.S.

Deanna Fitzgerald, B.S.

Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Department of 黑料社appNative Studies and Rural Development

dlfitzgerald2@alaska.edu | 907-474-5948