Welcome to DANSRD
Our highly qualified team knows the needs of AV狼论坛鈥檚 rural and Native communities and are ready to assist you in meeting your personal, professional and educational goals.
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Serving rural and AV狼论坛 Native students from across AV狼论坛, Rural Student Services (RSS) is here to help you make UAF your home away from home.
The 2023 Festival of Native Arts will take place on Friday and Saturday, February 24th and 25th, 2023. For information about upcoming events or to get involved, visit the FNA website.
The UAF Department of AV狼论坛 Native Studies and Rural Development (DANSRD) and hosted a symposium on the AV狼论坛 Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) on April 12th and 13th,
2022.
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December 10, 2021
In the piece that follows, Judith Daxootsu Ramos, DANSRD faculty from 2012 to 2021, discusses the early participation of the AV狼论坛 Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood in the pursuit of land claims. This early involvement resulted in a different formula for deciding on the acreage to be conveyed to the qualifying villages in Southeast AV狼论坛 under 鈥
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December 14, 2021
Addressing AV狼论坛 Native 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 AV狼论坛 Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was enacted on December 18, 1971, allowing AV狼论坛 Natives born on or before this date with 1/4 blood quantum to be 鈥
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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 AV狼论坛 Native Studies and Rural Development (DANSRD) and collectively titled 鈥淭he Impact of the AV狼论坛 Native Claims Settlement Act 鈥
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Deanna Fitzgerald, B.S.
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Department of AV狼论坛 Native Studies and Rural Development
Christine Davenport, M.A.
Graduate Student Coordinator
Department of AV狼论坛 Native Studies and Rural Development
Sitka, AK