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Academic Year 2004/2005
Topics in Native Studies
AMST 260 SP
This semester, the topic in Native Studies will be Sovereignty Politics. The course will survey selected historical moments, geographical and institution sites, cases and periods in order to explore the complexities of
life for Native peoples in the United States-including American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, Chamorros, and American Samoans. We will examine legal issues in relation to the recognition and assertion of
collective
rights; treaty rights, land title and claims, and variations of the federal trust relationship. Through a focus on contested issues of citizenship and self-governance, students will learn about self-determination,
constitutional
development, and indigenous politics vis-à-vis the states, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Supreme Court, the United Nations and the World Court. Films and guest lectures will complement the course readings.
MAJOR READINGS
Jo Carillo, Ed., READINGS IN AMERICAN INDIAN LAW
Troy R. Johnson, Ed., CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN POLITICAL ISSUES
Francis Paul Prucha, Ed., DOCUMENTS OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY
W. Dale Mason, INDIAN
GAMING: TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND AMERICAN
POLITICS
David E. Wilkens, AMERICAN INDIAN POLITICS AND THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM
John M. Meyer and David Wilkens, AMERICAN INDIANS AND U.S. POLITICS: A COMPANION READER
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Students will be required to complete all course books and articles, a group project, homework assignments, and response papers that address the weekly readings. There will be an in-class mid-term exam and a take home
final exam. Class evaluation will be
based on class attendance, all assignments and participation (50%), a mid-term exam (20%), and the final exam (30%).
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Kauanui,J. Kehaulani
- Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: FISK101;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)
- SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 10
- SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 2 SO: 0 FR: 0
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Ethical Reasoning, Writing
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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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