Mission & Goals
The mission of the Carolina American Indian Center is to bridge the richness of North Carolina’s American Indian cultures with the strengths of Carolina’s research, education and teaching. This will establish the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a leading public university for American Indian scholarship and scholars and make Native issues a permanent part of the intellectual life of the University.
- To establish a leadership institute for North Carolina tribal leaders, in collaboration with the UNC School of Government;
- To help faculty and student researchers partner with native communities;
- To include native perspectives and cultures in UNC research projects;
- To communicate regularly with American Indian tribal leaders and communities;
- To sponsor and facilitate activities that give visibility to and provide learning opportunities regarding American Indian cultures, histories and perspectives; and
- To promote inclusion of native people and perspective in campus dialogues.
