Course Description

An overview of social and political issues confronted by Native American nations in the contemporary U.S. The primary objectives of the course include recognizing the diversity of experiences among Native American nations and understanding and applying central analytical frames to explain Native American and indigenous realities.

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Athena Title

Native American Social Politic

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Prerequisite

SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or RELI(NAMS) 1100 or permission of department

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

The primary objectives of the course are: 1) To recognize the diversity of experiences among different Native American nations and understand and apply central analytical frames explaining Native American and indigenous realities; 2) To develop an awareness of key social and historical issues shaping the contemporary experiences of Native Americans and indigenous people; 3) To understand and analyze historical and contemporary Native American resistance movements; 4) To analyze Native American social politics through an intersectional lens; 5) To extend concepts learned to other parts of the hemisphere.

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Topical Outline

1. Introduction to diversity of experiences among different Native American nations 2. Central analytical frames: colonialism, sovereignty, intergenerational trauma, and recovery; cultural appropriation; decolonization 3. Social and historical issues: colonization, residential schooling, treaties, and violations thereof; gender and political violence 4. Native American and indigenous resistance movements 5. Comparisons with Latin America and Canada

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