NATIVE PATHWAYS PROGRAM
LOCATIONS (SITES) Olympia (at The Evergreen State College)
PENINSULA
NATIVE PATHWAYS PROGRAM AT EVERGREEN
NPP promotes lifelong Indigenous scholarship by placing value on cultural and traditional knowledge, working with Indigenous research methodologies, and expanding Indigeneity through academia.
Tacoma (at Evergreen’s Tacoma campus) QUINAULT TACOMA OLYMPIA
NPP is for all level and transfer students. Our generous transfer credit policy gives you credit for the hard work you have already completed. Learn more at evergreen.edu/transfer. For students in other programs and courses, find out about NPP affiliated 4-credit courses at Evergreen that are open to all level students and that prepare you to join NPP or add to your academic portfolio.
NPP BELIEVES IN AND PROMOTES: • Positive mentorship
• Community service and advocacy
• Academic rigor
• Practicing cultural traditions
• Developing life-long • Indigenous empowerment learners and leaders and integrity
Quinault (at Taholah) Online (Salish Sea Hybrid) See schedules at evergreen.edu/nativepathways.
Earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis on Native and Indigenous Studies at The Evergreen State College with the Native Pathways Program. The core Native Pathways Program meets in the evenings two nights a week and 3-4 weekends a quarter at the House of Welcome [s’qwi gwi ʔ altxw]
Peninsula (at Peninsula Community College)
s’gwi gwi ʔ altxw House of Welcome
Each quarter, students from all sites come together in Olympia for monthly weekend gatherings at the House of Welcome Education and Cultural Center, the heart of Evergreen’s expanding Indigenous Arts campus.
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• PERSONAL AUTHORITY Be personally accountable for your attendance, engagement, and work.
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• INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE Honor and involve our community’s keepers of cultural and traditional knowledge as teachers. • ACADEMICS Seek a broad liberal arts education through reading, writing, research, and pursuits that complement Indigenous knowledge. Dr. Dawn Barron
Dr. Jacob Adams
Director Native Pathways Program barrond@evergreen.edu
Assistant Director Native Pathways Program jacob.t.adams@evergreen.edu
Native Pathways Program evergreen.edu/nativepathways
Contact us for more information about the Native Pathways Program, academic degree planning, and how to register! NPP is open to all students wanting to earn a BA degree with concentration areas in the Humanities, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Writing and Literature, Tribal Law and Policies, and Environmental Indigenous History. Get more info by selecting “Native Pathways” campus when filling out the information form.
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW Olympia, WA 98505
evergreen.edu/nativepathways /nativepathwaysprogram @nativepathways.program
The Evergreen State College has been accredited continuously by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since receiving initial accreditation in 1974.
07/2025