American Indian Studies (AMIN)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Perceptions and realities of Native people living in and responding to American society and culture. Topics include representations, contemporary Native identity, literature, the arts, history, film, and issues of diversity. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Examines the role of American Indians in the movie industry. Explores the development of American Indian characters and filmmaking, and the relevance for Native communities, through feature films and academic analysis. One focus is a comparison of non-Native and Native films in form, content, and message, and the changing character of Native representation in both. Offered irregularly. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Summer)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Introduction to the multidisciplinary aspects of American Indian Studies. Topics include the relevant events and ideas defining the contemporary American Indian experience, on and off reservation, in the United States. Sovereignty, identity, jurisdiction, taxes, economic development, education, and other issues are addressed. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

(Cross-listed with ANTHR 2250).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Cultures and histories of Native people who have called the present state of Iowa home; primary focus on the period between 1700 CE and the present; Native interactions with Spanish, French, British, and American people. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Cross-listed with ENGL 2400).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Credit in or enrollment in ENGL 1500 or 2500
Survey of American Indian Literature of varying genres, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, film, drama, and media. Focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to American Indian cultural, social, and environmental issues. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Fall)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Examines contemporary issues and important topics affecting Native communities overall. AMIN 2100 recommended. Offered irregularly. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)

(Cross-listed with POLS 3110).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Examines the impact of federal American Indian policies on Native communities, especially contemporary Indian Country and communities. Topics include sovereignty, recognition, the role of the Supreme Court, specific policies like allotment, and other relevant issues. AMIN 2100 recommended. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement.

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Examines current and historical issues in American Indian education. Topics include traditional education, changes to formal education, tribal colleges and universities, current school systems, and other relevant topics. AMIN 2100 recommended. Offered odd-numbered years. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Cross-listed with NREM 3130).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Examines Native land rights, water rights, and natural resources. Topics may include Native relations to landscapes, cultural resources and infrastructure projects, land rights, water usage agreements, and resource policies as they apply to on- and off-reservation Native communities. AMIN 2100 recommended. Offered even-numbered years. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Spring)

(Cross-listed with ANTHR 3240/ POLS 3240).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: ENGL 2500
Overview of historic and contemporary health and health care in Native Communities. Indian Health Service and specific regulations. Consideration of both cultural and scientific approaches to medicine. Specific health issues (e.g., diabetes, alcoholism, depression, etc.) in American Indian communities. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement.

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Indigenous agriculture in North America. Topics include pre-contact agriculture in North America, cultural perspectives on agriculture, the changes caused by contact with Europeans, and the state of contemporary Native agriculture in a global market. Themes may include Native solutions to challenges of hunger and inadequate nutrition, food sovereignty, seed saving, and food deserts. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement.

Credits: 1-30. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits.

Prereq: 6 credits AMIN; Permission of Program Director
Designed to meet the needs of students who wish to study in areas other than those in which courses are offered. Graduation Restriction: No more than 6 credits in AMIN 4900 may be counted toward graduation. If more than 3 credits in AMIN 4900 are taken, they must be from different instructors.