Exploration of historic and contemporary education of Native peoples. Discernment of the influence of prejudice, racism, and discrimination in contemporary Lakota life. Design and completion of an area of special knowledge or experience, eg. tutoring Native American students. This course is primarily a reading and lecture course. The integrative essays comprise two thirds of the grade for the course.
Essays are due as listed on the calendar.
Essays will summarize the readings and lectures, analyze major themes, and integrate learning. Essays are judged on the criteria of content, insight, and style. Project Library research will form the basis for a project and documentation of learning resulting from the project. If a paper is the outcome, the length should be 12-15 pages. An experience project will be supported with an academic background study, a record of the experience, and a summary self-analysis.