Beyond Settler Borders: an Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies

Harvard FAS

This course provides students with a general introduction to the historic and contemporary experiences of Indigenous peoples, with a focus on Indigenous peoples of various tribes and nations of North America and Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands (Oceania) from the regions of Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Australia. Through the works of Indigenous scholars, writers, storytellers, filmmakers, and activists, we will explore four foundational concepts in Indigenous Studies:…