NAS 215 - Native American Women’s History

3 Credits

Students explore the diverse lives and experiences of Native American Women with a particular emphasis on how Native women have contributed in critical ways to the economic, political, social, and spiritual well being of their communities and how they have played a key role in the history of Native American survival and resistance to American colonialism. Specific topics include: gender and identity in Native American societies; stereotypes and historical representations; kinship; activism and leadership; land, labor and tribal economies; the arts and material culture; colonization and decolonization; and tribal sovereignty.