Mo'olelo Aloha Aina: Hawaiian Perspectives on Storytelling, Land, and Sovereignty

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This course will introduce a wide variety of topics pertaining to the culture and history of the Hawaiian Islands and the aboriginal people of Hawai'i (k'naka maoli). Topics will range from Hawaiian perspectives on genealogies, Hawaiian conceptions of land governance, brief overview of Hawaiian Kingdom history, case studies of modern Hawaiian activism, and more. Students will be introduced to surface-level coverage of included topics through a variety of readings and interactive assignments.