Undergraduate Bulletin
Spring 2025
NAI: Native American and Indigenous Studies
NAI 101: Intro to Native American and Indigenous Studies
An introduction to the conceptual frameworks of the interdisciplinary field of Native American and Indigenous Studies, and to the histories, social organizations, political issues and cultural expressions of Indigenous peoples, with an emphasis on Turtle Island (North America).
3 credits
NAI 211: Intro to Native Amer. Literature, Cultures & Art
An overview of Native American and Indigenous Studies, with special focus on its intersections with arts and humanities disciplines including history; art history and criticism; literary and cultural studies; museum studies; performance studies; and digital humanities.
Advisory Pre- or Corequisite: NAI 101
3 credits
NAI 221: Native American Peoples and Environmental Justice
An interdisciplinary overview of Native American and Indigenous Studies in relation to historical and contemporary issues of environmental justice.
Advisory Pre- or Corequisite: NAI 101
3 credits
NAI 488: Internship
Participation in local, tribal, state, and national public and private organizations related to indigenous peoples and/or Native American and Indigenous Studies. May be repeated up to a limit of 12 credits.
Prerequisite: Permission of Director of NAI Minor
SBC: EXP+
0-6 credits, S/U grading
