Native American and Indigenous Studies

This guide is intended for City College students, staff, and faculty interested in researching and exploring Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS). This guide will feature library and internet resources (both print and electronic) recommended for NAIS, as well as research strategies. 

(Please note that many of the resources in this guide will contain content that can be triggering, upsetting or offensive for some individuals. These resources may possibly use offensive terms, descriptions and images of but not limited to: violence, abuse, sexual assault, and colonialism) 

This guide will be a work in progress. If there are any suggestions, please email Marley Rodriguez. 

San Diego City College will offer Native American and Indigenous Studies for the first time in its nearly 110-year history. The program is being developed by former historic preservation officer and long-time Indian law professor, John Bathke. 

Intro to Native American and Indigenous Studies, Federal Indian Law, and Indigenous Spirituality are among the courses being developed. Bathke’s long-term vision for City College is to offer the study as a major for an associates and transfer degree. 

City College authored a resolution to establish a Kumeyaay Land Acknowledgement in 2021. The resolution respectfully recognizes that the campus rests on ancestral homelands of the Kumeyaay Nation and aims to advance the institution’s collective cultural competency and allyship with the Kumeyaay, repair relationships with Indigenous communities, and to honor the contributions and legacy of native peoples.  

More information on Native American and Indigenous Studies at San Diego City College.