Indigenous Nations Studies Minor
The department offers a minor that is meant to serve three primary student constituencies:
- students who have a serious academic interest in Indigenous Ways of Knowing and who wish to combine the study of Native Epistemologies with their major;
- students who plan careers in non-profit, education, social services, tribal government, and academic sectors and wish to develop a diverse eye towards working with Native/Indigenous communities;
- students who have a nascent interest in Native/Indigenous communities and wish to fulfill their general education requirements with courses in this area.
The objective of the internship requirement is to place INST students in community or government organizations so that each student has an opportunity to acquire understanding of Native issues.
For information and advising, contact the Program Coordinator, Josh Powell at josh@pdx.edu.
Requirements
Courses
| NAS 201 | Introduction to Native American Studies | 4 |
| NAS 404 | Cooperative Education/Internship | 4 |
Upper-division credit courses chosen from the following (or other adviser-approved courses) 24 credits
| Anth 313U | Native American-Settler Relations | 4 |
| Anth 314U | Native Americans | 4 |
| Anth 417 | Advanced Topics in Native American Studies | 4 |
| Anth 422 | Tribal Sovereignty and Policy | 4 |
| Eng 309U | Indigenous Nations Literature | 4 |
| Hst 330U | Native Americans of Eastern North America | 4 |
| Hst 331U | Native Americans of Western North America | 4 |
| Hst 349U | United States Indian Policy | 4 |
| Hst 464 | Indians of the Pacific Northwest | 4 |
| NAS 301 | Introduction to Native American Languages | 4 |
| NAS 306 | Red Power | 4 |
| NAS 334U | Topics in Film Genres and Movements | 4 |
| NAS 335U/Eng 335U | Topics in Literature and Film | 4 |
| NAS 342 | Indigenous Gardens and Food Justice | 4 |
| NAS 348 | Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability | 4 |
| NAS 349 | Indigenous Leadership for Sustainable Futures | 4 |
| NAS 399 | Native American Music | 4 |
| NAS 399 | Native American Politics & Activism | 4 |
| NAS 399 | Queer Indigenous Studies | 4 |
| NAS 399 | Urban Indians | 4 |
| NAS 410 | Decolonizing via Indigenous Art | 4 |
| NAS 410 | Queer Indigenous Theory, Practice & Fiction | 4 |
| NAS 410 | Intro to Native Film | 4 |
| NAS 410 | Ethnic Futurisms | 4 |
| NAS 410 | Horror & Indigeneity | 4 |
| NAS 410 | Indigenous Literature & Cultural Studies | 4 |
| NAS 410 | Native Spirituality | 4 |
| NAS 411 | Nationhood: Tribal Sovereignty, Governance & Policy | 4 |
| NAS 417 | Maintenance and Revitalization of Endangered Languages | 4 |
| NAS 422 | First Foods of the Pacific Northwest | 4 |
| NAS 424 | Cultural Ecology: Indigenous Science and the Natural World | 4 |
| PHE 315 | Justice in Public Health: The Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Peoples | 4 |
| PHE 415 | Native American Health: Decolonizing Health Equity | 4 |
| PS 432 | Great Tribal Leaders | 4 |
| Psy 410 | Native American Psychological Healing | 4 |
| Psy 410 | Native American Psychological Thought and Values | 4 |
| SW 465 | Introduction to Indian Child Welfare and the Indian Child Welfare Act | 4 |
| SySc 350U | Indigenous and Systems Perspectives on Sustainability | 4 |
| WS 381 | Queer of Color Theorizing and Perspectives | 4 |
| WS 451 | Interrupting Oppression | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 28