Indigenous Nations Studies Minor
The program offers a minor that is meant to serve three primary student constituencies:
- students who have a serious academic interest in Native Americans and who wish to combine the study of Native Americans with their major;
- students who plan careers in Indian or native affairs;
- students who have a nascent interest in Native Americans and wish to fulfill their general education requirements with courses in this area.
The objective of the internship requirement is to place INS students in community or government organizations so that each student has an opportunity to acquire understanding of Native issues.
For information and advising, contact director Cornel Pewewardy at cornelp@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 313 | Indian-White Relations | 4 |
Anth 314 | Native Americans | 4 |
Anth 364 | The Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest | 4 |
Anth 365 | The Archaeology of North America | 4 |
Anth 366 | The Archaeology of Mesoamerica | 4 |
Anth 417 | Advanced Topics in Native American Studies | 4 |
Anth 422 | Contemporary American Indian Policy | 4 |
Anth 464 | Topics in Northwest Archaeology | 4 |
Eng 305 | Topics in Film | 4 |
Eng 309 | American Indian Literature | 4 |
Hst 330 | Native Americans of Eastern North America | 4 |
Hst 331 | Native Americans of Western North America | 4 |
Hst 349 | United States Indian Policy | 4 |
Hst 464 | Indians of the Pacific Northwest | 4 |
NAS 301 | Introduction to Native American Languages | 4 |
NAS 417 | Maintenance and Revitalization of Endangered Languages | 4 |
Psy 410 | Native American Psychological Healing | 4 |
Psy 410 | Native American Psychological Thought and Values | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 28