Some courses are offered by restricted entry and require a formal proposal for admission. Additional graduate courses in Native American Studies are awaiting formal approval or are in the process of development. Check this page frequently for updates. NAS 500 1-4 credits Seminar Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular courses.
Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
Students will begin by examining the first, second, and third waves of Euroamerican feminism. An analytical critique of these theories and of Native American feminist and gender theories will be scrutinized in depth. Advanced analysis of theories, doctrines, case law, and legislation with a focus on key legal and policy concerns for contemporary Native America including treaties, criminal jurisdiction, land, environmental regulation, water rights, fishing and hunting, child welfare, gaming, taxation, repatriation, and religious freedom. An introduction to the central concepts of the academic discipline of Native American Studies and several of the theoretical paradigms operative within it. Students will gain comprehensive knowledge of the contributions of Native American Studies to theoretical understandings within, across, and beyond dominant academic disciplines.