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Course Catalog Information (24-25)

NAIS 12
Ethnic Studies and the Historical Experiences of Native Americans

Course Description

This ethnic studies course covers Native American history from an indigenous perspective, from pre-Columbian contact to the present. Students will examine Native American societies with attention to the impact of contact upon indigenous cultures and societies in the United States, analyzing settler colonialism and structural discrimination, including an examination of Native responses to contact and colonization. Students will analyze Native American continuity and change in cultures as a result of historical and contemporary social conditions and the continued relationship with the federal government. Emphasis is placed upon the struggles for legal, political, cultural, and religious sovereignty.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Analyze and articulate concepts such as race/ethnicity, racialization, ethnocentrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, settler colonialism, decolonization, self-determination, sovereignty, and anti-racism within the context of Native American Studies.
  • Apply theory and knowledge produced by Native American communities to describe critical events, histories, cultures, contributions, lived-experiences, and social struggles, emphasizing the effects on agency and group-affirmation and identity.
  • Analyze critically the intersection of race and racism as they relate to class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, tribal citizenship, and sovereignty in Native American communities.
  • Review critically how struggle, resistance, racial and social justice, solidarity, and liberation, as experienced by Native Americans, are relevant to current and structural issues, including tribal sovereignty, repatriation, religious freedom, and identity.

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Course Details

Units
4 Units
Hours
  • Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
  • Weekly Lab Hours: 0
Gen Ed
General Education Class
Program Status
Program Applicable
Credit
Credit - Degree Applicable
Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
Grading Method
Letter Grading
Formerly Statement
Formerly ICS 43

Requisite and Advisory

Advisory(ies)
EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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