ACT 31 AND AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES IN WISCONSIN SCHOOLS

Catalog description

This course prepares future educators to substantively meet the requirements of Wisconsin’s Act 31, the state statute guiding American Indian Studies. Students will study the history of Act 31 alongside the history, culture, treaty-rights, and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands located in Wisconsin. As part of this, the course considers the intersections between education and other historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups (Black Americans, Hispanics, Hmong Americans, and Asian Americans). The course also examines the possibilities and barriers to incorporating Indigenous pedagogies, practices, and knowledges into contemporary U.S. schools.