American Indian Studies
(Interdisciplinary Studies minor only)
Office: Reed Library
(716) 673-3717
E-mail: AmericanIndian.Studies@fredonia.edu
Melinda Karnes, Interim Coordinator
Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/interdisciplinary/American_Indian_Studies.asp
The American Indian Studies minor provides an interdisciplinary study of the anthropological, historical, cultural, educational and political developments that have formed present-day Native America. The program is designed for students with the desire to better understand American Indian and Alaskan Native cultures by studying pre-contact history via oral tradition, post-European contact via biography, and present day "Indian Country" through federal policies, films, and literature. American Indian ethnic identities and stereotypes, as formed by these media, will be studied to promote new ways of thinking about race and culture. The multi-disciplinary nature of the minor allows for participation from students of all backgrounds in developing a new view of American Indian cultures while helping to dispel the Pan-Indian stereotype endemic in the American education system.
Required Courses for the Minor (21 credit hours)
Students should select courses from the following categories, beginning with the course entitled Ethnicity and Race (HIST 359). Students declaring a minor may use past courses retroactively after consultation with the coordinator. Minors must take one course in both Literature and History.
Required Course: (3 credit hours)
Ethnicity and Race |
Core Courses: (9 credit hours)
Introduction to American Indian Studies |
Literature:
Introduction to American Indian Literature |
History:
One course from the following choices:
Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America |
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Latin America: Revolution and Reform |
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Comparative North America |
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Colonial America |
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American Indian History |
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Twentieth Century American Indian Issues |
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Pre-Columbian/Colonial Mexico |
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Mexico in the Modern World |
Electives: (6 credit hours)
Anthropology of Indian America |
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Prehistory of North America (Special Topics) |
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American Indian Art Studio I |
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Minority Groups |
Credited with approval from coordinator:
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom and Field Experience |
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The Western Movement |
Proposed courses include American Indian Literature in Translation, American Indian Poetry, and American Indian in Film.
Capstone Course: (3 credit hours)
Independent Study |
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or |
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American Indian Studies Internship |
Courses offered as Special Topics can be credited toward the minor with approval from coordinator of the American Indian Studies minor.
