Honoring Native Tradition and Community Through Academic Excellence
252. The Native American Experience. (3) (Also offered as Am St 252.) Introductory survey of Native American history, culture and contemporary issues. Students read literature by and about Native Americans covering a variety of topics including tribal sovereignty, federal policy, activism, economic development, education and community life.
348. Native American Activism. (3) Inter-disciplinary examination of the histories, strategies, successes, and shortcomings of Native American activist movements. Course focuses on pan-Indian organizations, localized grassroots movements, treaty rights, anti-treaty rights organizations, and inter-nationalist alliances.
385. Indigenous Worldviews. (3)
This course offers an inter-disciplinary academic exploration of perspectives
on Indigenous arts and literature, cultures,education, language,
and language re-vitalization. The environment and the emerging international
legal norm of self- determination for Indigenous peoples are also
examined.
436. Environmental Ethics and Justice in Native
America. (3) Complex ways in which Native peoples
form relationships with their environment are examined. Differences
and similarities between Native and dominant cultural conceptions
of the environment and environmental justices are considered within
an inter-disciplinary context.
450. Topics in Native American Studies. Topics courses taught by faculty from the University of New Mexico and the surrounding community which vary according to the instructor’s expertise.
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