Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Provides an introduction to the histories, cultures, contemporary experiences and intellectual traditions of Native American and Indigenous peoples. Students will explore diverse Indigenous worldviews, examine the impacts of colonization and investigate contemporary issues facing Native communities. The course emphasizes Indigenous voices, perspectives and scholarship while fostering critical thinking about settler colonialism, sovereignty and decolonization.