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Grounded by a strong commitment to the histories, representations and political struggles of Indigenous peoples, the intellectual focus of the American Indian Studies minor will use interdisciplinary methods of critical inquiry as a means through which students engage research and scholarship in their major fields of studies.
Students in the American Indian Studies minor will develop an increased awareness of their own culture and the cultures of Indigenous peoples, will learn to identify and articulate critical questions and approaches that respect and utilize Indigenous paradigms and the common theoretical assumptions of Indigenous cultures. Students will develop facility in communicating with and between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations and groups in the execution of their academic and professional duties.
It is the hope of the American Indian Studies faculty that the minor will promote an appreciation of Indigenous pluralistic societies and sovereign rights. Students pursuing the minor are expected to participate in the intellectual life of Indigenous peoples, which will host speaker series, conferences and symposia and cultural workshops.
If a student takes all three classes, 5 credits may count toward the Topical coursework.
- TEGL 202 Introduction to American Indian Contemporary Issues
- TEGL 210 Introduction to Qualitative Methodology and Research Ethics
- TEGL 271 American Indians in Film
- TEGL 301 Introduction to Indigenous Women and Feminism
- TEGL 302 Tribal Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Theory
- TEGL 303 Introduction to American Indian Education
- TEGL 305 The American Indian Movement
- TEGL 306 Introduction to Peoples of the Pacific
- TEGL 365 Indigenous Ethnobiology
- TEGL 401 Critical and Indigenous Methodologies
- TEGL 464 Indigenous Health, Political Ethnoecology and Governance
- TLIT 431 Contemporary Native American Women’s Literature
- TLIT 432 American Indian Literature
- TLIT 433 Native American Literature and Federal Indian Law
ADVISOR
MINOR COORDINATOR
Professor Michelle Montgomery
Professor Danica Miller
DEPARTMENT
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Community Development
- Education
- Government
- Law
- Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs)
- Policy Development
- Post-graduate Studies
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To declare an American Indian Studies minor, you must have earned a minimum of 45 credits and declared a major. Declare the minor by completing the Request to Declare/Change a Major or Minor form and submitting it to the Office of the Registrar.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
For an American Indian Studies minor, you must complete 25 credits. All courses in the minor must be completed with a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
