BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Montana State University Department of Native American Studies received accreditation from the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC).
This makes it one of the first Indigenous programs at a mainstream institution to receive the designation, according to a release.
The accreditation was announced by Chair of the Department of Native American Studies Walter Fleming at the opening of MSU’s American Indian Hall on Oct. 16. A WINHEC accreditation team then...