Module 2 Overview: Native American Studies

To-Do Date: Jan 12 at 11:59pm

Introduction

This week module explores American Indian/Native American Studies, including:

  • Indigenous Ways of Knowing
  • Core Concepts and Theories
  • Invasion, Occupation, Imperialism, and Hegemony
  • Perspectives and Future Directions
  • Summary/Review

Learning Outcomes/Goals

  • Analyze and articulate concepts such as decolonization, sovereignty, self-determination, imperialism, and settler colonialism as analyzed in Native American Studies/American Indian Studies.
  • Identify Indigenous Ways of Knowing and recognize theories and knowledge produced by Native American/American Indian communities to describe critical events, histories, cultures, intellectual traditions, lived-experiences and social struggles with emphasis on agency and group-affirmation.
  • Critically analyze the intersectionality of race, class, gender, sexuality, tribal citizenship, sovereignty, and language in Native American/American Indian communities.
  • Describe the historical and contemporary experiences of Native Americans/American Indians in the United States and critically review how struggle, resistance, solidarity, and liberation, are relevant.
  • Describe and actively engage with anti-racist and anti-colonial issues and the practices and movements in Native American/American Indian communities to build a just and equitable society.

Required Materials

Lectures

Supplemental Materials (Not Required)

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