Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies

This class examines and introduces the politics, cultures, histories, representations, and studies of the Native peoples of North America, with a primary focus on the United States, and helps students to develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills regarding Native American and Indigenous Studies. Although broad in cultural and geographic scope, the course does not attempt to summarize the diverse cultures of the hundreds of Native American tribes across the continent or Indigenous peoples globally. Instead, it focuses on several key issues in the lives of, and scholarship about, American Indian/Native American/First Nations/Indigenous peoples in the US (and beyond).