The Effron Center for the Study of America is excited to announce the launch of a new minor program in Native American and Indigenous studies (NAI) at Princeton University. The culmination of years of collaboration and planning across campus, NAI will catalyze the energy of Princeton faculty and students interested in studying Indigenous communities’ engagements with questions of identity, governance, and self-determination across social, cultural, geographical, and political frameworks.

The minor will officially launch in the 2026–27 academic year, with courses beginning that fall. Students in the Class of 2028 will be the first eligible to enroll in the NAIS minor, while those in the Classes of 2026 and 2027 may take NAIS courses and apply them toward an American studies minor.  More information to come.