Schools/Programs
Arizona State University
The BSW and MSW programs in the School of Social Work both
have a significant number of Indian students. Field
placements are available in tribal and urban Indian
programs. The sources of support for students include the
Office of American Indian Projects, which is headed by
Edwin Gonzalez-Santin, MSW, and the American Indian Student
Social Work Association (AISWSA). AISWSA promotes
activities that enhance the academic, social and cultural
growth of students and members of surrounding communities.
University
of Minnesota - Duluth
The priorities of the Department of Social Work include
preparing culturally competent advanced generalist social
workers, emphasizing services with American Indians and
their communities, services to children and families, and
social work education for practice in rural settings.
The American Indian Projects
(AIP)
provides support and advocacy for American Indian social
work students, dialogs with Elders, and field placements
in Native communities. AIP, which is seeking to
effectively serve Indian people, receives guidance from
an Elders’ council. John Day, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe,
is the director of AIP. Other AIP faculty members
are Priscilla A.
Day,
Anishinabe, MSW, EdD, John Red Horse, Cherokee, MSW,
PhD, and Evie Tanner Campbell, Leech Lake Ojibwe.
University
of Utah
The active
recruitment of Indians into social work by faculty
members, Dan Edwards, Yurok,
DSW, and Margie Edwards, dates back to 1971. A variety
of support services are available for Indian students.
The vast majority of the University of Utah’s 185 Indian
social work graduates are working with American Indian
populations or with populations that include American
Indians.
Washington
University
The
Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian
Studies is
charged with developing Buder scholars who will serve as
leaders in Indian Country . Buder scholars have the same
MSW program requirements as other George Warren Brown
School of Social Work students. In addition, they are
required to take the American-Indian-focused courses
that the Buder Center offers each semester.
Dana Klar, United Houma Nation, JD, is
the founding and interim director of the Buder
Center.