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AMER IND 106

EARTH PARTNERSHIP INDIGENOUS ARTS AND SCIENCES

3 credits.

In collaboration with Tribal partners in Wisconsin, emphasize environmental science rooted in land stewardship and land management aligned with cultural values and Indigenous science processes. Experience the culture and ecology of a place while engaging in ecological restoration and stewardship, reflecting on relationships to the land and as global citizens. The intersection of Indigenous knowledge and Western science helps explain the need for a diversity of perspectives to respond to social and environmental justice in our changing world.

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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate the importance of legitimizing diverse cultural perspectives and knowledge, and forming equitable relationships in a multicultural society Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize Indigenous and other cultural groups' contributions to addressing environmental and social justice issues locally, regionally, and globally Audience: Undergraduate 3. Comprehend how past traumas of colonization and racism impact communities today along with how inaccurate assumptions impact all peoples Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply an approach to restoration and stewardship that considers diverse perspectives and assets related to equity and inclusion Audience: Undergraduate 5. Reflect and deepen one's understanding of the ancestral and contemporary lands of the Ho-Chunk Nation on whose land UW-Madison resides Audience: Undergraduate 6. Experience firsthand the resiliency and self-determination of Indigenous communities in Wisconsin. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Apply the four guiding principles of respect, responsibility, relationship, and reciprocity with the land community (including human and non-human members) through work in restoration and stewardship. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Demonstrate understanding of Earth Parternship's 10 steps for restoration by applying appropriate steps to community-based projects and local Mound restoration efforts. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate the importance of legitimizing diverse cultural perspectives and knowledge, and forming equitable relationships in a multicultural society Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize Indigenous and other cultural groups' contributions to addressing environmental and social justice issues locally, regionally, and globally Audience: Undergraduate 3. Comprehend how past traumas of colonization and racism impact communities today along with how inaccurate assumptions impact all peoples Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply an approach to restoration and stewardship that considers diverse perspectives and assets related to equity and inclusion Audience: Undergraduate 5. Reflect and deepen one's understanding of the ancestral and contemporary lands of the Ho-Chunk Nation on whose land UW-Madison resides Audience: Undergraduate 6. Experience firsthand the resiliency and self-determination of Indigenous communities in Wisconsin. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Apply the four guiding principles of respect, responsibility, relationship, and reciprocity with the land community (including human and non-human members) through work in restoration and stewardship. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Demonstrate understanding of Earth Parternship's 10 steps for restoration by applying appropriate steps to community-based projects and local Mound restoration efforts. Audience: Undergraduate

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