For more information about the courses in this program, visit the course catalog.<\/a><\/p>\n Indigenous sustainability studies students and Niizhoo interns have access to a variety of fun, interdisciplinary and hands-on learning opportunities. Students can build relationships with the following organizations and programs:<\/p>\n When modern science meets an Indigenous lens, unique problem-solving possibilities bloom. At Bemidji State, we’re not just revolutionizing sustainability, we’re doing it in a culturally informed way that integrates Indigenous knowledge systems and practices.<\/p>\n — Dr. Carl Isaacson<\/strong> Read about how Bemidji State draws on Indigenous practices to teach 21st century sustainability<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n The Indigenous sustainability studies program prepares students for a wide range of careers that value diversity, sustainability and Indigenous knowledge.<\/p>\n Graduates of our program can pursue careers as an:<\/p>\n Students who pursue the Indigenous sustainability studies degree have interned with Ojibwe Immersion Academy in Cloquet, Indigenous Environmental Network, North American Bear Center, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe DRM, Red Lake DNR and Panthera Olympic Cougar Project.<\/p>\n More career outlook<\/a> information from Career Services. If you are interested in student employment or internship opportunities, check out our jobs and internships<\/a> page or Handshake,<\/i><\/a> which is managed by Bemidji State’s Career Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Indigenous sustainability studies program — one of the few of its kind anywhere in North America — offers a unique academic experience that brings indigenous perspectives into environmental sustainability initiatives. What is Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin? Launched in 2018, Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin — an Ojibwe phrase that means “two ways of doing the right thing in the right way” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":272,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/272"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2023\/01\/20180719_151751-1-1024x576-1-e1676922298988-570x380.jpg\")
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“We’re trying to get people to understand the worldview of other cultures and then incorporate that thinking into the process so that we don’t have conflict at the end. We have people coming together and talking to each other, and finding solutions for the problems that they face.”<\/p>\n
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\nCareers in Indigenous Sustainability Studies<\/h2>\n
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