SOVEREIGNTY AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: AMER IND 100 , HISTORY/AMER IND 190 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify important concepts in the history of education and American Indian studies to understand how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding inequalities in education in Indian Country and in the U.S. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Evaluate theories of schooling and sovereignty through the interpretation of primary sources related to American Indian education to practice historical empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Craft rigorous historical arguments in the form of an original research paper on the history of an American Indian school, and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race, ethnicity, and sovereignty in education. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Assess the foundational works in the historiography on schooling in Native lives, communities, and nations as part of the field of contemporary Indigenous Studies. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify important concepts in the history of education and American Indian studies to understand how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding inequalities in education in Indian Country and in the U.S. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Evaluate theories of schooling and sovereignty through the interpretation of primary sources related to American Indian education to practice historical empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Craft rigorous historical arguments in the form of an original research paper on the history of an American Indian school, and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race, ethnicity, and sovereignty in education. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Assess the foundational works in the historiography on schooling in Native lives, communities, and nations as part of the field of contemporary Indigenous Studies. Audience: Graduate