TRIBAL LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS (TLAM) HISTORY & CONTEXT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and racial inequities in the U.S. with a focus on describing the linguistic, legal, cultural, political, and economic issues influencing tribal cultural institutions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity with an emphasis on Native Nations in the area we now call Wisconsin. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others and its relationship to Indigenous ways of knowing. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classroom by respectfully participating in our multicultural society through the class service-learning projects. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing. Audience: Graduate 6. Recognize the linguistic, legal, cultural, political, and economic issues influencing tribal cultural institutions. Audience: Graduate 7. Apply effective communication skills with site supervisors at tribal cultural institutions in order to maintain and develop mutually beneficial partnerships with indigenous communities. Audience: Graduate 8. Facilitate group projects and partner with tribal cultural institutions in a respectful manner. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and racial inequities in the U.S. with a focus on describing the linguistic, legal, cultural, political, and economic issues influencing tribal cultural institutions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity with an emphasis on Native Nations in the area we now call Wisconsin. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others and its relationship to Indigenous ways of knowing. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classroom by respectfully participating in our multicultural society through the class service-learning projects. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing. Audience: Graduate 6. Recognize the linguistic, legal, cultural, political, and economic issues influencing tribal cultural institutions. Audience: Graduate 7. Apply effective communication skills with site supervisors at tribal cultural institutions in order to maintain and develop mutually beneficial partnerships with indigenous communities. Audience: Graduate 8. Facilitate group projects and partner with tribal cultural institutions in a respectful manner. Audience: Graduate