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The examination of Native American and Indigenous spiritual practices centers on communities across the Americas, exploring their cultural expressions, belief systems, and ceremonial practices within the framework of colonial histories, resilience, and cultural blending. Graduate-level studies in these traditions prioritize contemporary contexts, with special focus on themes of racial identity, cultural heritage, migration, tangible artifacts, and self-determination. Those pursuing this specialization undertake coursework spanning historical perspectives, theoretical frameworks, and language studies. Learners may benefit from linking Indigenous spiritual traditions with the department's expertise in American religious movements and Christian theology, while also engaging with interdisciplinary faculty in UCSB's Chicano Studies, History, Linguistics, and Art History departments.