NAS Course Offerings Winter 2020
MARQUETTE, Mich. -- NMU’s Center for Native American Studies will be registering students for class soon. The following are our course offerings.
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NAS 101 – Anishinaabe Language Culture & Community
MTWR Web 1P – 2:40P Lancaster CRN: 10439
Applies toward the human expression (hume) general education requirement.
An introduction to Anishinaabemowin language including grammar, vocabulary, idioms and syllabics. Students will learn to read, write and speak basic Anishinaabemowin. This course also promotes the preservation of Anishinaabe culture by examining various facets of Anishinaabe everyday life and contemporary issues.
NAS 102 – Anishinaabe Language Culture & Community
MTWR Web 1P – 2:40P Sojourn CRN: 11245
Applies toward the human expression (hume) general education requirement.
Prerequisite: NAS 101 or equivalent.
An in-depth study of Anishinaabemowin language. This course is a continuation of materials introduced in NAS 101. Students will focus on higher-level use of the language and will apply it in situations related to contemporary Anishinaabe cultural issues and community structures.
NAS 204 – The Native American Experience
T 6P – 9:20P Brozzo CRN: 10267
TR 2P – 3:40P Chailier CRN: 10268
Second Half Semester Web Kuehnl CRN: 12300
Applies toward the social responsibility in a diverse world (socr) general education requirement.
Applies toward the world cultures university requirement (wc).
A study of the development of Native American history, culture, attitudes and issues from the prehistoric era to the contemporary scene, focusing on native culture in the Great Lakes region. Shared native world view, contact experience and native peoples’ contributions to world culture are an important part of the course.
NAS 224 – Native American Beadwork Styles
F 9A – 12:20P Lancaster CRN: 12299
An introduction to Native American beadwork styles from various regions and time periods. The course blends reading and lecture with practical application of Native American beadwork. Content includes American Indian arts and crafts law.
NAS 280 – Storytelling by Native American Women
M 6P - 9:20P Brozzo CRN: 10454
Applies toward the perspectives on society (pers) general education requirement.
Applies toward the world cultures university requirement (wc).
This course examines a myriad of historic and contemporary aspects of native life through the eyes and stories of Native American women. Subjects include customs, culture, family, generations, mothers, daughters, grandmothers, art, education, fiction, poetry, political activism and spirituality.
NAS301 – Anishinaabemowin & Cultural Expression
MW 9A – 10:40A Sojourn CRN 12234
This course builds on the grammar, linguistic mechanics, vocabulary and cultural knowledge introduced in NAS 101 Anishinaabe Language, Culture and Community I. Where possible, the course will use Anishinaabemowin replacement terminology for linguistic concepts. This course will look at more advanced concepts of culture such as ancestral governance, narrative, health systems, decolonization and renewal of ancestral culture in contemporary contexts.
NAS310 – Tribal Law And Government
W 6P – 9:20P Friisvall Ayres CRN 10455
Prerequisite: EN 211 with a grade of "C" or better or HON 101 and HON 111 and sophomore standing.
A focus on the relationship between American Indian tribes, the federal government and states. Emphasis is placed on examining the current state of tribal governments and tribal citizens within the State of Michigan. Students will examine the U.S. Constitution, treaties and tribals [tribes], federal and state laws and court cases.
NAS315 – History of Boarding School Education
Applies toward the integrative thinking (intt) general education requirement.
The history of the initiation, development, alteration and demise of the federally mandated Indian boarding school education experience in the U.S. and Canada. Intergenerational and contemporary repercussions, both positive and negative, within indigenous societies are considered.
NAS330 – NA Culture, Dynamics & Religious Expression
First Half Semester Web Kuehnl CRN 11036
Applies toward the perspectives on society (pers) general education requirement.
Applies toward the world cultures university requirement (wc).
An examination of the traditional philosophies of the native peoples in the Great Lakes region as well as an exploration of how Christianity has influenced native peoples and communities. Students will learn about the historical impacts, positive and negative, that organized religion has had on Indian country.
NAS342 – Indigenous Environmental Movements
MW 11A – 12:40P Cree Dunn CRN 10637
MW 3P – 4:40P Cree Dunn CRN 10935
Applies toward the integrative thinking (intt) general education requirement.
Applies toward the world cultures university requirement (wc).
An exploration of the historical and cultural foundations of the paradigms that led to the ecological exploitation of Indigenous lands. Students will examine how Indigenous cultures today are resisting domination and working to regain, protect and nurture their lands, the planet and their ways of life.
NAS404 – Research / Engagement NAS
MW 8A – 9:40A Lindala CRN 12301
MW Web 8A – 9:40A Lindala CRN 12235
Prerequisite: NAS 204 and NAS 310.
Indigenous critical analysis is rooted in place-based First Nations/Native American/Indigenous belief systems focusing on the interconnectedness of communities and culture, and confronts historic and contemporary acts of colonialism that has led to systematic marginalization. This course will explore Indigenous critical thought and Indigenous critical theory as independent and necessary scholarship through varied texts.
NAS485 – American Indian Education
W 6P – 9PM First Half Semester Web Reinhardt CRN 12236
Students will explore significant American Indian education policy from pre-colonial times to the present day. Students will investigate treaties with educational provisions, current U.S. federal Indian education law; standards-based reform and Native American inclusion. Through online chat rooms, students will discuss these issues with individuals from different parts of the world.
NAS486 – American Indian Education Law and Leadership
W 6P – 9P Reinhardt CRN 12237
Unique legal educational leadership relationships between American Indian tribes, federal, and state governments and k-12 schools are explored. Content includes aboriginal and treaty rights to education, federal and state Indian education laws, and contemporary tribal laws regarding American Indian education.
NAS488 – Native American Community Engagement
TR 9A – 10:40A Lindala CRN 12302
TR 9A – 10:40A Web Lindala CRN 11477
This is a capstone course for the Native American Studies major. Students will create logic models and engage with multiple local American Indian communities to implement assessed and needed academic service learning projects for those communities.
