Honoring Native Tradition and Community Through Academic Excellence
305. Indigenous Self-Determination in Education. (3) Examines the roles of Indigenous people and communities in self-determining their education by redefining educational approaches and curriculum for Indigenous students. Special emphasis on resistance to assimilation practices and policies.
315. Language Recovery, Revitalization & Community Renewal. (3) Examines Native language loss from the boarding school era to current trends in language planning and revitalization. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of language to culture and on current community renewal efforts by Native people.
361. Native American Children’s Literature. (3)
Representations of Native peoples in children’s literature examined
for stereotypes and misrepresentations. Emphasis on developing criteria
for evaluating children’s books, writing critical reviews and writing
and/or illustrating their own children’s story.
402. Education, Power and Indigenous Communities. (3)
How economic, political and social power influences the education of
indigenous youth is the emphasis of the course. Topics include who
defines the concept of an “educated person” and in what contexts.
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.
460. Language and Education in Southwest Native
American Communities. (3) (Also offered as LLSS
460/560 and Ling 436/536.) This course explores the historical context
of education and its impact on Native American communities of the
Southwest. Topics include Native language acquisition, bilingualism,
language shift, and language revitalization efforts in Native communities
and schools.
462. Native American Narrative. (3) Native American stories
function much like food for the soul. Students will learn an inter-disciplinary
context how ancestral and contemporary stories, oral and written, continue
to represent the thoughts, values and life ways of Native people.
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