Harvard University Native American Program
Mission
The Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) is an Interfaculty Initiative. The HUNAP Community is comprised of individuals interested in the academic, historical, and cultural study and celebration of Native American Nations and communities. HUNAP aims to do this work through academic programming, community events, travel and research grants, and diplomacy efforts.
Date: Saturday September 20th, 2025
Theme: Matriarchs Leading the Way
Time: Grand Entry is at 1:00 pm (event ends at 5:30 pm)
Location: McCurdy Track (145 N Harvard St, Boston, MA 02134)
This year’s Harvard Powwow theme honors the prominent matriarchs whose vision, leadership, and resilience have shaped not only the Harvard University Native American Program, but Indigenous communities everywhere. We recognize their contributions and celebrate the strength they continue to inspire across generations.
Please join us for drumming, singing, dancing, vendors, and food.
This event is free and open to the public.
This course examines the challenges that contemporary Native American tribes and nations face as they work to rebuild their communities, strengthen their cultures, and support their citizens. Students will engage in case studies and simulations based on real-world fieldwork and community experience.
The class also features presentations from prominent Indigenous leaders and scholars who bring firsthand perspectives on the choices and challenges Native nations navigate today.
Who Can Enroll?- Harvard Kennedy School students
- Graduate students across Harvard (via cross-registration)
- Harvard College Students (upperclassmen only)
🗓 LIVE Virtual Shopping Session
Wednesday, Sept 3 | 11:30–11:55 a.m. ET
Upcoming Events
HUNAP Faculty News
Meet the Author Who Reimagines History Through the Eyes of the Silenced
Tiya Miles, acclaimed historian and author of 'All That She Carried,' reimagines American history through the voices of the silenced. Her work brings emotional depth and scholarly rigour to the overlooked lives that shaped the past and still shape us...
What exactly is a republic anyway?
Government professor looks at long history, evolution of form of governance in class that’s drawing high interest in current moment
A New Force of Indian Country.
In 1969, my father gave voice to an activist generation of Native Americans. By Philip J. Deloria
How Nature Enabled Freedom for Groundbreaking American Women
From Harriet Tubman to Louisa May Alcott, the natural world was a catalyst to slipping their bonds
Many in Native communities applaud U.S. apology over boarding schools
Deloria, Gone say action over decades long initiative to forcibly assimilate children overdue, necessary
In the News
Increasing opportunities and visibility for Indigenous Communities at Harvard
Increasing opportunities and visibility for Indigenous Communities at Harvard SEAS student serves as DIB Fellow, co-president of Natives at Harvard College By Matt Goisman | Press contact December 16, 2024 Anthony Miguel, A.B. '25, has always sought to...
HUNAP Announces Our New Assistant Director, Jordan Clark (Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah)
Jordan Clark is an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, located on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. in African-American Studies from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and an M.A. in International Affairs with...
Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants
HUNAP Fellowships and Grants
HUNAP provides support to Harvard students to conduct research on Native American and Indigenous issues, for professional development activities, and for conference attendance.
Harvard Scholarships
Additionally, the American Indian College Fund manages a Harvard specific fully-funded scholarship to Harvard Law School.
HUNAP Indigenous Health Seminar Series
The HUNAP Indigenous Health & Well-Being Colloquium is a series of lectures and discussions highlighting the latest research and policies related to Native and Indigenous health issues. This seminar was established by HUNAP Faculty Director Joseph P. Gone and is co-sponsored by the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health & Social Medicine. See recordings of all past events from this series here
Most Recent Event:
Professor Teresa LaFromboise - The Potential for School as Sacred Spaces in American Indian/AK Native Adolescent Suicide Prevention. Recorded October 26, 2023