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AMER IND 172

LITERATURES OF NATIVE AMERICA

3 credits.

Introduction to the oral and written literatures of the peoples of native North America. An engagement with texts across historical periods, tribal groups, and regions to examine forms such as oratory, sermon, testimony, autobiography, and contemporary poetry and novels.

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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Engage in thoughtful and respectful group discussions revolving not only around course texts, but controversial subjects that lie within. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Familiarize and display understanding of community in Indigenous culture(s). Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and make skillful use of relevant, reliable, and high-quality research sources appropriate to the study of Native and Indigenous literatures. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop a fledgling idea into a formal paper presenting stages of the process to peers, including brainstorming, drafting, incorporating feedback, and revising. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Engage in thoughtful and respectful group discussions revolving not only around course texts, but controversial subjects that lie within. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Familiarize and display understanding of community in Indigenous culture(s). Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and make skillful use of relevant, reliable, and high-quality research sources appropriate to the study of Native and Indigenous literatures. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop a fledgling idea into a formal paper presenting stages of the process to peers, including brainstorming, drafting, incorporating feedback, and revising. Audience: Undergraduate

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