Minor in Native American Studies

Contact  R. Loder, Sociology, 302 Maxwell Hall, 315-443-4580.

Faculty  D. Armstrong, P. Arnold, A. Braddock, C. DeCorse, R. Kimmerer, G. Lambert, R. Loder, S. Lyons, M. Schwarz, M. Wadman, S. Webb.

The minor in Native American studies provides an understanding of the religious, historical,
political, and aesthetic dimensions of the Native Nations of the Americas. In consultation with the advisor, students plan the program according to their individual needs and interests.

REQUIREMENTS
The minor is open to the full university community. It requires completion of six courses (18 credits) from two different departments. Twelve of the 18 credits must be in courses numbered above 299. Examples of available courses leading to a minor in Native American studies could include (but are in no way limited to) the following:

REL/NAT 142	Native American Religion
SOC 248	Ethnic Inequalities and Inter-Group Relations
ETS 230	Ethnic Literary Traditions-Native American Literature
ETS 310/NAT 400	Literary Periods: Contemporary American Indian Fiction
ETS 315/NAT 400	Ethnic Literatures and Cultures: American Indian Political Literature 1820-1930
HST 302	Early American History: From Invasion to Empire, 1607-1697
HST 330	Iroquois History: Peoples of the Longhouse
ANT/NAT 323	Peoples and Cultures of Native North America
REL/NAT 347	Religion and the Conquest of America
REL/NAT 348	Religion and American Consumerism
SOC/NAT 441	Federal Indian Policy and Native American Identity
ANT/NAT 445	Public Policy Archaeology
ANT/NAT 447	Archeology of the Americas
ANT/NAT 456	Representations of Indigenous Peoples in Popular Culture
ANT/NAT 459	Contemporary Experience in Native North America
ANT/NAT 461	Museums and Native Americans
EFB 496	Land and Culture: Native American Perspectives on the Environment

Other selected topic courses may apply when content is relevant and permission is secured from the director of Native American Studies.