Native American Studies at Stanford






			Home Faculty Program Courses Students Resources		Courses Native American studies offers a wide range of courses about Native American people, history, issues, and culture. NAS-Affiliated faculty courses are also listed, as well as the core classes for the CSRE department which must be taken by all majors and minors. For more information on the Native American Major or Minor visit the Program page. Fall \| Winter \| Spring Fall 09-10 NAS Classes NATIVEAM / CSRE 109B. Indian Country Economic Development W 9:00a-10:30a, K. Biestman (5 units) The history of competing tribal and Western economic models, and the legal, political, social, and cultural implications for tribal economic development. Case studies include mineral resource extraction, gaming, and cultural tourism. 21st-century strategies for sustainable economic development and protection of political and cultural sovereignty. NATIVEAM / CSRE 123. American Indians and the Cinema F 4:15p-6:05p, J. Shively (5 units) Hollywood and the film industry have had a major influence on American society for nearly a century. Initially designed to provide entertainment, the cinema broadened its impact by creating images perceived as real and essentialist. Hollywood's Indians have been the main source of information about who American Indians are and Hollywood has helped shape inaccurate and stereotypical perceptions that continue to exist today. This course looks chronologically at cinematic interpretations and critically examines accurate portrayals of American Indians and of American history. NATIVEAM 200R. Directed Research TBA, Staff (1-5 units) NATIVEAM 200W. Directed Reading TBA, Staff (1-5 units) Cognate Classes SOC 45Q. Understanding Race and Ethnicity in American Society M 1:15PM - 3:05PM, C. Snipp (5 units) IntroSem-Soph Winter 09-10 NAS Classes NATIVEAM 200R. Directed Research TBA, Staff (1-5 units) NATIVEAM 200W. Directed Reading TBA, Staff (1-5 units) Spring 09-10 NAS Classes NATIVEAM 116. Language, Culture, and Education in Native North America W 9:00a-10:30a, S. Nelson-Barber (5 units) Communication and language in crosscultural education, including literacy and interethnic communication in relation to native classrooms in the mainland U.S., Alaska, and nations and territories of the Pacific. Focus is on implications of social, cultural, and linguistic diversity for educational practice in bridging intercultural differences between schools and native communities. NATIVEAM / CHICANST / CSRE 197. The Rite to Remember: Performance and Chicana Indigenous Thought TBA (3-5 units) Indigenous thought and aesthetics as they pertain to the performance and ceremonial practices of Chicana and other indigenous African American women artists and spirit practitioners. (Also listed as DRAMA 355M). NATIVEAM 200R. Directed Research TBA, Staff (1-5 units) NATIVEAM 200W. Directed Reading TBA, Staff (1-5 units)

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