Native American Studies
Minor offered
The Native American studies program integrates course work from several
fields into an interdisciplinary curriculum which enables
students to examine the histories, cultures and contemporary
issues affecting the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Courses focus
on pre-contact civilizations, historic and contemporary societies, Native
cosmologies, social organization, art, literature, film and environmental
adaptations. In several courses, the study of the struggle for survival
of Native cultures presents students with a range of issues from political/legal
status, treaty rights, demography, land claims, sovereignty and self-governance,
identity politics, natural resource development, preservation
and reclamation.
Minor Requirements
The Native American studies minor consists of six courses. Students must complete two “foundation” courses chosen from among: History 229: Introduction to Native American History
, History 204: Modern Canada,
and Performance and Communication Arts 322: Native American Oral Traditions.
Students must also complete a 300- or 400-level course or an approved project as a senior year experience. Three other courses must be selected from the courses listed with the Native American studies program. Students are advised to contact the program coordinator for the most current information on course offerings and program requirements.
Courses
Students should check the Class Schedule each semester under both Native American Studies and the relevant departments for course offerings.
Departmental Offering:
Anthropology
255. Environmental
Perception and Indigenous Knowledge.
English
263. Native American
Fiction.
Global Studies
250. La Frontera
260.
Transnational Migration.
Government
270. Special Topics in American Politics
273. Special Topics in Comparative Politics
History
103.
Development of the United States (1607-1877)
229. Introduction to Native American History.
333. The Age of the American Revolution.
350. Native Peoples of the Northeast: From Contact to Casinos
351. Iroquois History.
Performance and Communication Arts
322. Native American
Oral Traditions.
In conjunction with the Native American Student Organization, the program sponsors films, guest speakers, and social events throughout the academic year.
Faculty
Susan Eileen Ward, B.A., Carnegie–Mellon; M.A., Ph.D., Connecticut
Professor of English
Randall T. Hill, B.A., M.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); Ph.D., Louisiana
Associate Professor of Performance and Communication Arts and Co-chair of Department and Coordinator of Native American Studies
Celia K. Nyamweru, B.A., Ph.D., Cambridge ( England)
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Melissane Parm, B.S.F.S., Georgetown; M.A., Ph.D., Boston
Assistant Professor of History
Martha Chew Sanchez, B.A., M.A., University of Texas ( El Paso); Ph.D., New Mexico
Assistant Professor of Global Studies
