Courses
Please see below for NAIS courses offered in 2023-2024.
Full course schedules and past schedules can be viewed on the menu to the left.
Course Descriptions
2023-24 Course DescriptionsFall 2023 Courses
Course number | Title | Instructor | Day & Time | Location | Fulfills |
ENVR POL 390-0-23 | Land, Identity, and the Sacred: Native American Sacred Site Protection and Religious Rights | Eli Suzukovich III | MW 3:30-4:50PM | 555 Clark 230 | Natural Worlds |
GBL HLTH 390-24 | Native American Health Research and Prevention | Beatriz Reyes | MW 12:30-1:50PM | Kresge 3-410 | Social Worlds |
HISTORY 300-0-20 | Native Nations and the U.S. Legal System | Douglas Metoxen Kiel | TTR 9:30am-10:50am | Tech M152 | Social Worlds |
ANTHRO 390-0-3 | Indigenous Nations and Anthropology | Megan Baker | MW 11AM- 12:20PM | University Hall 218 | Social Worlds |
Past Course Highlight
Native American Environmental Issues and the Media (JOUR367)
Native American Environmental Issues and the Media is a 10-week course taught by Reynaldo Morales Cardenas, formerly taught by Professor Patty Loew who retired in 2023. This course ntroduces students to Native American environmental issues, such as treaty-based hunting, fishing, and gathering rights; air and water quality issues; mining; pipelines; and sacred sites. The class focuses on how the media cover these issues and how that coverage contributes to the formation of public opinion and public policy. Below are links to a few of the final projects from the fall 2020 class. These projects explore a variety of topics that fall within the context of Native American environmental issues and the media, playing to the student's strengths as journalists.
“RIGHTS OF NATURE” STORYMAP by Jack Jordan
Seed Sovereignty Website by Gabriela Czochara
MOUND CULTURE & NORTHWEST PORTAGE WALKING MUSEUM STORYMAP BY CAL DOOLEY
Rap Video about Enbridge Line 5 & Threat to Bad River’s wild rice by Mubarak Hassan