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NAS
Native American Studies
Department of Native American Studies
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NAS 001 SELECTED ISSUES IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NAS 100D INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAS 201D AMERICAN INDIANS IN MONTANA
NAS 220 AMERICAN INDIAN ART
NAS 240IS NAS THEORIES & METHODS
NAS 242D AMERICAN INDIANS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
NAS 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
NAS 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
NAS 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
NAS 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
NAS 315 NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS AND THE CINEMA
NAS 320 AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIONS
NAS 325 NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS
NAS 330 AMERICAN INDIAN POLICY AND LAW
NAS 340 AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE
NAS 400 SEMINAR
NAS 405 GENDER ISSUES IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAS 415 NATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS
NAS 425 PAN-INDIANISM IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
NAS 430 AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION
NAS 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
NAS 476 INTERNSHIP
NAS 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
NAS 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
NAS 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
NAS 500 SEMINAR
NAS 520 FEMINIST AND GENDER THEORIES IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAS 521 TRIBAL GOVERNMENT: YESTERDAY AND TODAY
NAS 523 AMERICAN INDIANS & MINORITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
NAS 524 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
NAS 525 INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES OF SACRED ECOLOGIES
NAS 530 FEDERAL INDIAN LAW AND POLICY
NAS 540 THEORETICAL POSITIONS IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAS 541 A CRITICAL APPROACH TO NAS METHODOLOGIES
NAS 560 NATIVE AMERICAN LITERARY TRADITIONS
NAS 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
NAS 560 NATIVE AMERICAN LITERARY TRADITIONS
NAS 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER
NAS 576 INTERNSHIP
NAS 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
NAS 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
NAS 590 MASTER'S THESIS
NAS 001 SELECTED ISSUES IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
F 2 cr. RCT 2
-- For students making an adjustment to university life. Topics include study skills, goal setting, decision making, time management, and personal issues that face college students.
NAS 100D INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- A survey of traditional and contemporary American Indian cultures, the historical development of the unique relationship between the federal government and Indian nations, and current issues among Indian peoples.
NAS 201D AMERICAN INDIANS IN MONTANA
S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Movements of Indians into Montana. Social structures including kinship, political affiliations; military, warrior societies, and religion. Establishment of Montana's reservations; treaties and agreements with the federal government; vested rights of Indians; sovereignty and self-government; contemporary tribal governments; contemporary Indian societies; socioeconomic problems.
NAS 220 AMERICAN INDIAN ART
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- The esthetic, cultural, and symbolic meanings of traditional and contemporary American Indian art: Plains, Southwestern, Northwest Coast, and Inuit art and artists.
NAS 240IS NAS THEORIES & METHODS
S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 100, INTRODUCTION TO NAS.
-- This course critically examines the political and academic foundations of Native American Studies. It analyzes the theoretical and methodological underpinnings, emphasizing indigenous paradigms and practices. Students are expected to think analytically, participate in discussion, and do original research.
NAS 242D AMERICAN INDIANS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Selected contemporary economic, social, political, educational, and cultural issues facing American Indians today, with special emphasis on tribal groups in Montana.
NAS 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Max 6
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
NAS 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
NAS 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT
COREQUISITE: NAS 290.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research and creative activity projects.
NAS 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 8 cr. RCT
PREREQUISITE: Consent of department head.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity.
NAS 315 NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS AND THE CINEMA
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Analysis of images and representations of American Indians in feature, independent, and tele-films based in a cultural studies approach to film and film production. Considerable attention is given to Indigenous aesthetics
NAS 320 AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIONS
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- An in-depth analysis of specific contemporary and historic, tribal, and pan-Indian beliefs. Basic elements of Native American religions are defined from the perspective of the practitioner's understanding of their contributions to distinct cosmologies. The legal protection of Native American religions frames the analysis.
NAS 325 NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- Histories and cultures of representative native peoples of North, Central, and South America; impact of European discovery, conquest and colonization: political, social, and economic developments from pre-Colombian to present times including contemporary issues facing the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
NAS 330 AMERICAN INDIAN POLICY AND LAW
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 100, and junior standing.
-- Survey of institutions, laws, cultures, and political forces which shaped federal Indian policy from colonial times to the present. Examination of primary documents, treaties, case law, and agencies which are the foundations of federal relationships with Indian Tribes.
NAS 340 AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE
F,S 3 CR. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and ENGL 121.
-- Traditional and contemporary Native American literature including oral narratives, folktales, poetry, short stories, essays, and the novel. Methods of literary analysis will be explored to assist students in determining the meaning and function of the various genre.
NAS 400 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the upper division level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
NAS 405 GENDER ISSUES IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Previous course in NAS and junior standing, or permission of instructor.
-- Compare and contrast the social construction of gender in Native American cultures and Euroamericans. Explore role of women, men and "two-spirit" gender of early North American Indigenous societies. Analyze the impact of European colonization on traditional roles and examine contemporary gender issues.
NAS 415 NATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS
F alternate years, will be offered 2006 3 cr. LEC 1 SEM 2
PREREQUISITE: NAS 100 or NAS 201 and upper division standing.
-- This course engages indigenous practices and beliefs, focusing particularly on the food systems of the Native Americans, and using comparative data from across time and place. Of specific interest are dynamic connections between native foods and the health of people and place, both traditionally and in societies affected by colonization and rapid cultural change.
NAS 425 PAN-INDIANISM IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
S alternate years, will be offered 2006 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: NAS 242.
-- The course is a broad study of Pan-Indianism as a cultural mechanism that both empowers and victimizes American Indian identity. Lectures and discussion will cover the sources and scope of the social, economic, spiritual and political aspects of Pan-Indianism, drawing from history, literature, political science and anthropology.
NAS 430 AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION
S alternate years, will be offered 2006 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ENGL 121, NAS 201.
-- Historical development and contemporary directions in American Indian education, values and assumptions inherent in programs devised at the state and federal levels and their results, the cultural basis of Indian education, and selected materials appropriate to the various educational levels.
NAS 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
NAS 476 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2-12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
NAS 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisite as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
NAS 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: NAS 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
NAS 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
NAS 500 SEMINAR
On Demand 1-4 cr. SEM
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
NAS 520 FEMINIST AND GENDER THEORIES IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 100 or equivalent and NAS 305 or equivalent.
--This course is intended to explore gender issues in Native American Studies. It will critically explore the problems and points of conflict between Native American women's gender concerns and Euroamerican feminist theories.
NAS 521 TRIBAL GOVERNMENT: YESTERDAY AND TODAY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 100 or equivalent and NAS 330 or equivalent.
--The course examines the complexities of American Indian governments' organization, their histories, and the unique relationship between the Federal government and American Indian tribes. The course highlights several models of both traditional and contemporary tribal governance systems.
NAS 523 AMERICAN INDIANS AND MINORITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 100 OR NAS 242.
-- The course will develop and build the students' understanding of the historical and current situation of American Indians and other minorities in the U.S. higher education. It will also focus on the unique place of tribal colleges in the U.S. higher education.
NAS 524 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
S to be offered 2006 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 320 or NAS 340 or equivalent.
-- The course is intended to develop and refine the students' knowledge of the historical background of American Indian issues and how history now affects the contemporary issues facing American Indians.
NAS 525 INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES OF SACRED ECOLOGIES
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 320 or NAS 330.
-- This course begins by examining indigenous philosophies of sacred ecologies, contrasting these views with those held by Europeans regarding the natural world. It traces the impact of historical colonialism in the environment up to contemporary conflicts over sacred sites and environmental resources.
NAS 530 FEDERAL LAW AND INDIAN POLICY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 100 NAS 330 or equivalent.
-- 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.
NAS 540 THEORETICAL POSITIONS IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 100 and NAS 330 or equivalent.
--An introduction to the central conceptualizations of the academic discipline of Native American Studies and several of the theoretical paradigms operative within it. Students will gain an understanding of the contributions of Native American Studies to theoretical understandings within, across, and beyond dominant academic disciplines.
NAS 541 A CRITICAL APPROACH TO NAS METHODOLOGIES
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 540 or equivalent.
-- A critical survey of the interdisciplinary approaches used in NAS grounded in a sociopolitical context with emphasis on ethical questions raised by research of Native Americans. Students receive individual attention toward formulating an effective methodology for their master's project.
NAS 560 NATIVE AMERICAN LITERARY TRADITIONS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: NAS 340.
-- A survey of prose writing, mainly long fiction, by and about contemporary Native Americans.
NAS 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of department head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
NAS 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER
F,S,Su 1-4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student and his or her major adviser and graduate committee.
NAS 576 INTERNSHIP
F,S,Su 1-6 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
NAS 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1-4 cr. RCT Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
NAS 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,SU 3 cr. TUT 3
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies
-- This course may be used only by graduate students who have completed all of their course work and their theses, if on a thesis plan, but who need additional faculty or staff time and assistance.
NAS 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1-10 cr. May be repeated.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
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