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American Indian Studies (AMIN) Courses

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AMIN 1001 - Introduction to American Indian & Indigenous Peoples [DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Introduction to how voices/visions of indigenous peoples have contributed to history of cultural expression in North America. Historic contexts/varieties of this expression by region, tribal cultures. Emphasizes contributions in literature, philosophy, politics, fine arts.
AMIN 1002 - Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective [GP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: POL 1019
Colonial experiences of selected indigenous peoples in Americas, Euroasia, Pacific Rim.
AMIN 1003 - American Indians in Minnesota [HIS DSJ]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
History, culture, and lived experience of American Indian people in Minnesota. Self-representation and histories of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and Dakota peoples through film, music, oral traditions, and written texts. Work by non-Indian scholars focuses on cultural, philosophical, and linguistic perspectives of Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples.
AMIN 3001 - Public History
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: CLA 3003 (inactive), HIST 3001 (starting 02-SEP-08), AMST 3003
Interpretations of collective past as produced in public venues, including museum exhibitions, films, theme parks, and websites. Intellectual and political issues in history produced for public audiences. Career opportunities.
AMIN 3107 - The Structure of Anishinaabemowin: The Ojibwe Language
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 5107
Analysis of Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) structure in the context of an endangered Algonquian language. Examine writing systems, phonological (sound) features, morphology (word parts), and grammatical structures as documented historically and presently. The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the structure of Anishinaabemowin and introduce them to primary sources readings. Unlike language courses students may be familiar with from other departments, this course will not require memorization of extensive amounts of vocabulary ? our focus will be on understanding the structure of the language and acquiring an appreciation of the relevant linguistic issues and language revitalization issues.
AMIN 3141 - American Indian Language Planning
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 5141
Planning for maintenance/revitalization of North American indigenous languages. Condition/status of languages. Documentation, cultivation, literacy, education.
AMIN 3201W - American Indian Literature [LITR WI DSJ]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was AMIN 3201 until 05-SEP-00, ENGL 3201W (inactive), MONT 1004 (ending 20-JAN-15, starting 03-SEP-13)
Comparative studies of oral traditions, modern literature from various tribal cultures.
AMIN 3301 - American Indian Philosophies [AH DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: RELS 3321
World views of indigenous people of Americas. Topics include native medicines/healing practices, ceremonies/ritual, governance, ecology, humor, tribal histories, status of contemporary native people.
AMIN 3303 - American Indians and Photography [AH DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 5303 (inactive)
Historical/comparative overview of photos in which American Indian people are central subjects. Primary features of images in American Indian photos. Relationships among those involved in making/viewing photos. Ways in which photos are interpreted. Relation of photos to social contexts in which they are produced and to agencies of those who stand behind their making.
AMIN 3304 - Indigenous Filmmakers [AH]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Analysis of film/video made by American Indian writers, directors, producers within contexts of tribally specific cultures/histories, as well as within context of US culture/film history.
AMIN 3312 - American Indian Environmental Issues and Ecological Perspectives [ENV]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
American Indian environmental issues in U.S./Canada. Analysis of social, political, economic, legal forces/institutions. Colonial histories/tribal sovereignty.
AMIN 3402 - American Indians and the Cinema [AH DSJ]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 5402 (starting 04-SEP-12)
Representations of American Indians in film, historically/contemporarily. What such representations assert about Native experience and cultural viability. What they reflect about particular relationships of power.
AMIN 3409 - American Indian Women: Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Perspectives [HIS DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 5409, GWSS 3412 (inactive, starting 20-JAN-15, ending 02-SEP-08, starting 20-JAN-04, was WOST 3412 until 05-SEP-06)
Comparative survey of ethnographic/ethnohistorical writings by/about American Indian women.
AMIN 3501 - Indigenous Tribal Governments and Politics [HIS DSJ]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: POL 3701
History, development, structure, politics of American Indian Governments. North American indigenous societies from pre-colonial times to present. Evolution of aboriginal governments confronted/affected by colonizing forces of European/Euro-American states. Bearing of dual citizenship on nature/powers of tribal governments in relation to states, federal government.
AMIN 3602 - Archaeology and Native Americans [DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 5602, ANTH 3601 (starting 07-SEP-10, was ANTH 3029 until 03-SEP-13), ANTH 5601
Historical, political, legal, and ethical dimensions of the relationship of American archaeology to American Indian people. Case studies of how representational narratives about Native people are created through archaeology; responses by Native communities; and the frameworks for collaborative and equitable archaeological practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/heritage studies in American contexts.
AMIN 3604 - Indigenous Immersion Methods for the Home, Classroom, and Community
(3 cr; Prereq-OJIB 3104, DAKO 3124 or four semesters of another target language, or with instructor approval.; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Prepares students as advanced language students to participate in and facilitate immersion environments within both formal and informal settings including the home, second language classrooms, immersion classrooms, language tables, immersion camps, and other community settings.
AMIN 3711 - Dakota Culture and History [HIS DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Dakota culture, language, history, literature. Contemporary issues, the arts.
AMIN 3871 - American Indian History: Pre-Contact to 1830 [HIS DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: HIST 3871 (starting 07-SEP-99, was AMIN 3871 until 03-SEP-02)
American Indian history from the era of ancient Native America to the removal era. Social, cultural, political, and economic diversity of Native American peoples and Native American experiences with European colonialism.
AMIN 3872 - American Indian History: 1830 to the Present [HIS DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: HIST 3872 (starting 21-JAN-03, was AMIN 3872 until 02-SEP-03, was AMIN 3872 until 21-JAN-03, was AMIN 3872 until 03-SEP-02)
Focus on the impact of federal Indian policy on American Indian cultures and societies, and on American Indian culture change.
AMIN 3896 - Internship for Academic Credit
(1 cr [max 4]; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Allows students to examine, reflect on, and construct meaning from their internship experience through self assessment of personal and career needs and goals, examination of what it means to be a "professional" and operate within professional environments, evaluation of performance and accomplishments, articulation of knowledge and skills via effective resume writing. A student may only earn credit for a given internship through one course at a time.
AMIN 3920 - American Indian Studies Topics (Topics course)
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Various topics in American Indian Studies.
AMIN 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: CHIC 4231, AAS 4231, AFRO 4231 (starting 07-SEP-99, was AMIN 4231 until 07-SEP-99, was CHIC 4231 until 07-SEP-99)
Structural or institutional conditions through which people of color have been marginalized in public policy. Critical evaluation of social theory in addressing the problem of contemporary communities of color in the United States.
AMIN 4501 - Law, Sovereignty, and Treaty Rights
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: POL 4507 (inactive)
History of American Indian law and the post-contact effects of colonial and U.S. law on American Indians through the 20th century.
AMIN 4511 - Indigenous Political Economies
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)
Sources, nature, consequences of social/economic development/change in Indian communities. Precontact Indian communities. Effect of European contact. Social movements into 20th century, including phenomenon of urban Indian communities.
AMIN 4525W - Federal Indian Policy [WI]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was AMIN 4525 until 03-SEP-02, POL 4525W, POL 3476 (ending 02-SEP-14, starting 22-JAN-13, was POL 4473W until 16-JAN-24, was POL 4473 until 04-SEP-07, was EAS 4473 until 16-JAN-01, was POL 4473 until 07-SEP-99)
Formulation, implementation, evolution, comparison of Indian policy from pre-colonial times to self-governance new millennium. Theoretical approaches to federal Indian policy. Major federal Indian policies. Views/attitudes of policy-makers, reactions of indigenous nations to policies. Effect of bodies of literature related to policies.
AMIN 4532 - Vine Deloria, Jr.: A Renaissance Indigenous Figure
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
In-depth consideration of indigenous scholar and activist Vine Deloria Jr.'s intellectual works, and impacts on fields such as law, religion and theology, history, natural and social science, literary criticism, education, anthropology, paleontology, and political science. Students read, discuss, produce research on an aspect of Deloria's work.
AMIN 4821W - Capstone Seminar [WI]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was AMIN 4820W until 21-JAN-20
Seminar for preparation/completion of American Indian Studies Senior Project requirement.
AMIN 4990 - Topics in American Indian Studies (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.
AMIN 4994 - Directed Research
(1 cr [max 12]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 18 credits; may be repeated 18 times)
Individually arranged research with faculty to meet student needs and interests. Prereq-instr consent, dept consent, college consent.
AMIN 4996 - Field Study
(1 cr [max 12]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 18 credits; may be repeated 18 times)
Opportunities for experiential learning in a variety of American Indian community settings. Consult department faculty at least one term before enrolling. Prereq-instr consent, dept consent, college consent.
AMIN 5107 - The Structure of Anishinaabemowin: The Ojibwe Language
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 3107
Analysis of Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) structure in the context of an endangered Algonquian language. Examine writing systems, phonological (sound) features, morphology (word parts), and grammatical structures as documented historically and presently. The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the structure of Anishinaabemowin and introduce them to primary sources readings. Unlike language courses students may be familiar with from other departments, this course will not require memorization of extensive amounts of vocabulary ? our focus will be on understanding the structure of the language and acquiring an appreciation of the relevant linguistic issues and language revitalization issues.
AMIN 5141 - American Indian Language Planning
(3 cr; Prereq-3103 or 3123 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 3141
Planning for maintenance/revitalization of North American indigenous languages. Condition/status of languages. Documentation, cultivation, literacy, education.
AMIN 5202 - Indigenous Peoples and Issues Before the United States Supreme Court
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Seminar explores the role and the practice of the US Supreme Court as a policy-making institution when dealing with indigenous nations and their citizens. Analysis of theoretical, behavioral, political, and institutional perspectives. Student work includes reading and textual analysis, leading discussions, analytical research paper.
AMIN 5402 - American Indians and the Cinema [AH DSJ]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 3402 (starting 04-SEP-12)
Representations of American Indians in film, historically/contemporarily. What such representations assert about Native experience and cultural viability. What they reflect about particular relationships of power.
AMIN 5409 - American Indian Women: Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Perspectives [HIS DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 3409 (starting 21-JAN-01), GWSS 3412 (inactive, starting 20-JAN-15, ending 02-SEP-08, starting 20-JAN-04, was WOST 3412 until 05-SEP-06)
Comparative survey of ethnographic/ethnohistorical writings by/about American Indian women.
AMIN 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms [GP]
(3 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: CHIC 5412 (starting 05-SEP-17), CHIC 3412 (starting 05-SEP-17), AMST 5412, ANTH 5412, GWSS 3515
The course will examine the relationship between Western feminism and indigenous feminism as well as the interconnections between women of color feminism and indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring how indigenous feminists have theorized from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience of colonialism, the course will also consider how indigenous women are articulating decolonization and the embodiment of autonomy through scholarship, cultural revitalization, and activism.
AMIN 5602 - Archaeology and Native Americans [DSJ]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: AMIN 3602, ANTH 3601 (starting 07-SEP-10, was ANTH 3029 until 03-SEP-13), ANTH 5601
Historical, political, legal, and ethical dimensions of the relationship of American archaeology to American Indian people. Case studies of how representational narratives about Native people are created through archaeology; responses by Native communities; and the frameworks for collaborative and equitable archaeological practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/heritage studies in American contexts.
AMIN 5890 - Readings in American Indian and Indigenous History
(3 cr; Prereq-Advanced undergrad with instr consent or grad student; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: HIST 5890 (starting 18-JAN-05, was AMIN 5890 until 06-SEP-05, was AMIN 5890 until 18-JAN-05)
Students in this course will read recently published scholarship in American Indian and Indigenous history that takes up pressing research questions, promises to push inquiry in new directions, and that theorizes important interventions in our thinking to understand where the field is situated and moving. Reflecting the instinctively interdisciplinary nature of American Indian and Indigenous history, readings will be drawn not just from the discipline of history but across other disciplines such as Anthropology, American Studies, Geography, Literature, Political Science, and Legal Studies. As well, readings will include scholarship that reaches out to embrace the Global Indigenous studies turn.
AMIN 5920 - Topics in American Indian Studies (Topics course)
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Various topics in American Indian studies, depending upon instructor/semester.
AMIN 5991 - Graduate Level Directed Studies
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-dept consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Contact department for futher information.
AMIN 8301 - Critical Indigenous Theory
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
This course covers the "critical turn" in American Indian and Native or Indigenous Studies as evident in the emergence of three overlapping threads or intellectual/political genealogies: critiques of Indigeneity (the claims and conditions of nativeness to specific places), Indigenous Feminist (which foregrounds the salience of gender in indigenous critiques of power structures), and Indigenous Queer, sometimes labeled "Two-Spirit" (which foregrounds sexuality). What are the analytical, political and cultural backgrounds and what are their purchases for theory, critique, and practice? For interrogating academic and non-academic (including Indigenous) forms of inquiry and knowledge production and being in the world?
AMIN 8910 - Topics in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
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