AMERICAN
INDIAN STUDIES
Chair: Mary Ann Jacobs
Faculty: Jane Haladay, Stanley Knick, Jesse Peters,
Michael Spivey, Rose Stremlau, Jay Hansford C. Vest
The University of North
Carolina at Pembroke was established in 1887 as an institution for Native
Americans. Since 1953, it has had a multi‑racial student body.
Because of its heritage,
the University, through this Department, offers a program to educate students
about the rich diversity of American Indian history and culture, to promote
research and scholarship concerning American Indian issues, and to prepare
students for professional or scholarly careers.
The Department offers a
B.A., a minor, and an academic concentration in American Indian Studies.
Students are encouraged to select courses that touch on as many different
aspects of American Indian history and culture as possible.
BACHELOR
OF ARTS IN AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
|
Requirements
for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Indian Studies |
Sem.
Hrs. |
|
Freshman Seminar |
1 |
|
General Education Requirements |
44 |
|
Major Requirements |
|
|
Major
Core Courses (18 hours): AIS 1010; AIS/HST 1100, 1110; AIS/ENG 2200; AIS
3600, 3950 |
18 |
|
Track
(15 hours): Complete 5 courses in one of the focus areas below: Peoples
and Histories Focus: AIS/REL 2130, AIS/ART 2170, AIS/HST 3240, AIS/HST 3260,
AIS 4020, AIS/HST 4250 Social
and Cultural Issues Focus: AIS/SOC 1050, AIS 2010, AIS/EDN 2310, AIS/SOC/SWK
3880, AIS 4050, AIS 4600 Stories
and Literatures Focus: AIS/ENG 2410, AIS 3400, AIS/ENG 3440, AIS/ENG 3470,
AIS/REL 4150, AIS/ENG 4500 General
Focus: Choose five courses with at least one course from each focus area. |
15 |
|
AIS Electives (9
hours): Complete 3 of the following courses: AIS 2390, 4520, 4990, AISS
2000-4000, any AIS course not from the focus area chosen for the track |
9 |
|
University Electives |
33 |
|
|
Total:
120 |
ACADEMIC CONCENTRATION
Academic Concentration in American Indian
Studies
For
students seeking a baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education, Special
Education, or Physical Education, the Department of American Indian Studies
offers an Academic Concentration of 24 hours. Please see the Department
Chairperson for details about this concentration. This Academic Concentration
is available to other students, regardless of major.
MINOR
|
Requirements
for a Minor in American Indian Studies |
Sem.
Hrs. |
|
AIS
1100 or 1110 (or HST 1100 or 1110) and |
|
|
18
additional semester hours of AIS courses or their cross-listed equivalents |
Total:
21 |
COURSES
DEPARTMENTAL (AIS)
AIS
1010. Introduction to American Indian
Studies
An
introduction to the study of American Indian history and culture. It will examine the issues and forces, past
and present, affecting the lives of American Indian people. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
2010. American Indian Cultures
An
introductory survey of American Indian cultural traditions through the study of
film, art, oral and written literature, music, and religion. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
2390. American Indian Education
A
study of the history of Indian education policy and practice in the United
States focusing on traditional tribal methods as well as contemporary federal,
state, and tribal programs. Credit, 3
semester hours.
AIS
3400. American Indians and Film
This
course will study a number of films which either focus on or incorporate the
American Indian into their stories. Emphasis will be placed on analyzing the
image portrayed and the historical perspective presented. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
3600. History and Culture of the Lumbee
A
study of the history and culture of the Lumbee Indians, the largest tribal
group east of the Mississippi. While the focus will be primarily historical,
all facets of Lumbee culture will be treated including the economic, political,
and religious structure of the people as well as artistic and literary
accomplishments. Credit, 3 semester
hours.
AIS
3950. Archaeology in North Carolina
This
course approaches archaeology as a way to learn about human beings. Special
emphasis will be placed on prehistoric Indian cultures of North Carolina, and
especially those of Robeson County. Topics will include: application of
archaeology to present day issues; recovering and caring for archaeological
materials; stages of Indian prehistory; theoretical and practical issues which
face the archaeologist; etc. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
4020. Federal Policy and the American
Indian
A
study of federal Indian policy from the Colonial period to the present. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: Permission
of the instructor.
AIS
4040. Field Methods in Archaeology
In
this course students will perfect proper use of field methods and techniques in
archaeology. Topics will include site reconnaissance, systematic sampling of
surface and sub‑surface materials, excavation, and record keeping. Credit, 3 semester hrs.
AIS
4050. Contemporary Issues of American
Indians
This
seminar‑style course examines the principal issues of concern to American
Indians in the twentieth century. Both national and local in scope, topics
include: politics; economics; treaty relationships with federal and state
governments; education; alcohol and substance abuse; the environment; cultural
identity and survival; relation with non‑Indians; religious freedom; land
and water rights; tribal sovereignty; and other contemporary issues as they
arise. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
4520. Meso-America Before European
Contact
To
acquaint the advanced student with the diversity of the Meso-American Indian
cultures as they existed in Central America prior to the arrival of Europeans,
using historical, literary and archaeological materials to disclose their
advanced cultural developments, to examine critically some of the romantic
myths and negative stereotypes surrounding the Meso-American Indians, and to
better understand our own 21st Century views of Meso-American Indian
cultures. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
4600. American Indian Health
This
course examines nutritional, cultural, demographic, and socio‑economic
aspects of health of American Indians from prehistoric times into the present;
these will be evaluated with a view to lessons for modern Indian health
practitioners. Topics also include effects of European contact on Indian
health, modern health problems in Indian communities, and traditional Indian
medical practices. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: Junior standing or
permission of the instructor.
AIS
4990. Independent Study in American
Indian Studies
Directed
reading and research under the guidance of the instructor in a specific area or
problem in American Indian Studies.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: Consent of instructor.
AISS
2xxx. Special Topics in American Indian
Studies
Selected
topics in American Indian studies.
Credit, 1‑3 semester hours.
AISS
4xxx. Special Topics in American Indian
Studies
Investigations
into selected topics in American Indian studies through the reading of
significant books, discussions, and supplementary reports. Credit, 1‑3 semester hours. PREREQ:
Permission of the instructor.
ART
AIS
2170. North American Indian Art (ART
2170)
A
survey of indigenous painting, sculpture, and architecture in North American
Indians, from about 3000 BCE to the present. Major developments in the visual
arts and their cultural contexts will be examined. Credit, 3 semester hours.
EDUCATION
AIS
2310. Race, Culture, and the Lumbee
Experience (EDN 2310)
This
course will examine and explore the fundamental psychosocial elements that
constitute race, prejudice, and discrimination using Lumbee ethnicity as the
model for examination. Credit, 3
semester hours.
LITERATURE
AIS
2200. Native American Literature (ENG
2200)
A
survey of literature produced by Native Americans. The course will cover fiction and poetry, and
close attention will be paid to historical contexts and themes central to the
understanding of Native American literature.
Authors may include Momaday, Silko, Hogan, Vizenor, Welch, and Erdrich.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: “C” grade or better in ENG 1050.
AIS
2410. Environmental Literature (ENG
2410)
Survey
of Indigenous and multinational environmental literature and its relationship
to race, class, gender, sexuality, and/or dis/ability, attentive to local human
and ecological communities. Variety of authors and genres. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: “C” grade
or better in ENG 1050.
AIS
3440. The Native American Novel (ENG
3440)
A
critical study of the Native American novel from its inception to the present,
with emphasis on social, political, and cultural history. Particular attention will be paid to the
narrative techniques of these authors with a focus on the relationship between
oral traditions and the form of the novel.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: ENG 3040 or permission of instructor.
AIS 3470.
Native American Poetry (ENG 3470)
A
critical study of Native American poetry and poetics, with emphasis on social,
political, cultural, and Native national histories. Particular attention will
be paid to the techniques of these authors with a focus on the relationship
between oral traditions and contemporary poetry. Credit, 3 semester hours.
PREREQ: AIS 1010 or AIS/ENG 2200, ENG 3040, or permission of instructor.
AIS
4500. Seminar in Native American
Literature (ENG 4500)
A
study of selected American Indian literature topics. Credit, 3 semester hours.
HISTORY
AIS
1100. History of the American Indian to
1865 (HST 1100)
A
survey of North American Indian history from arrival in the Western Hemisphere
to 1865, with emphasis on intertribal and Euro-American relationships,
prominent personages, political and economic developments, and adaptation to
White culture. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
1110. History of the American Indian
since 1865 (HST 1110)
A
survey of North American Indian history since 1865, with emphasis on
intertribal and Euro-American relationships, prominent personages, political
and economic developments, and adaptation to White culture. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
3240. Indians of Latin America (HST
3850)
A
study of the history, culture, and contemporary achievement of the Indians
residing south of the Rio Grande.
Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS 3260.
Indians of the Southeast (HST 3260)
A
thorough examination of the history, culture, interaction, and present
condition of the major tribes of southeastern America. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
4250. Indigenous Women (HST 4250)
An
interdisciplinary study of the historical and contemporary experiences of
Indigenous women, focusing on but not limited to Native women in North America.
Course will examine Native women’s community roles and cultural practices prior
to and since colonization and will privilege Native women’s perspectives in
course texts. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
4650. Indian Residential and Boarding
School Narratives (HST 4650)
An
in-depth study of the Canadian Indian residential school and American Indian
boarding school experience, focusing on autobiographical narratives by
Indigenous authors who experienced life in these schools. Course incorporates a range of authors,
perspectives, and genres to contextualize colonial institutional polices aimed
at “civilizing” Indian “savagery,” and forms of Indigenous resistance,
accommodation, healing, and cultural survival.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ:
AIS 1010, AIS/HST 1100 or 1110, AIS/ENG 2200 or 3440, or permission of instructor.
RELIGION
AIS
2130. American Indian Religious Traditions
(REL 2130)
This
course is designed as an introduction to the contributions that American Indian
religious traditions make to the general study of religion. As such it is a
survey of the religious traditions and practices of American Indians. Credit, 3 semester hours.
AIS
4150. Amerindian Oral Traditions (REL
4150)
An examination of selected American Indian oral
narrative traditions emphasizing a religio-literary assessment of mythical,
anecdotal, and historical stories. Credit, 3 semester hours.
SOCIAL WORK
AIS
3880. Native American Populations (SWK
3880/SOC 3880)
Using
a person-in-environment perspective, the social service delivery system is
analyzed within the uniqueness of the cultural parameters of different tribal
communities. Laws and regulations that
affect social service delivery to Native Americans are viewed. Social problems that are common among Native
American groups are also emphasized while equipping students with skills,
sensitivities, and a knowledge base necessary to practice generalist social
work effectively. Credit, 3 semester
hours. PREREQ: SWK 2000 is recommended.
SOCIOLOGY
AIS
1050. Introduction to Cultural
Anthropology (SOC 1050)
A
survey of the various processes and conditions involved in cultural growth and
change, including the relation between technology, religion, art, literature,
language, and personality development. Emphasis is placed on human ecology and
contacts between cultures. Credit, 3
semester hours.