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Political Science
Description: This undergraduate elective class will guide students in developing an advanced level of knowledge and understanding of political thought and action by Indigenous people. The primary focus is the United States, but our study will also include influences that cross international borders, which were imposed on Indigenous nations and lands without their consent. Our subject matter will include social and political movements originating in grassroots Indigenous communities, as well as those originating in Indigenous governments. In the U.S. as globally, social and political relationships between Indigenous and settler nations are typified by conflict, with less frequent exceptions featuring cooperation and mutual benefit. Examining these relationships will complicate and question common conceptions and misconceptions about the history of Indigenous and settler nation political interaction. Yet, increasingly, our globalizing world forces us to re-consider these relationships in light of global concerns. This course will give us a general understanding of how these entities interact in complimentary, inefficient, and contradictory ways. Cross-listed with AIS 336 and SOC 336. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: 15 earned units or International Exchange Student Group
Political Science
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026
POS 336 - Indigenous Politics: Social And Political Movements
Description: This undergraduate elective class will guide students in developing an advanced level of knowledge and understanding of political thought and action by Indigenous people. The primary focus is the United States, but our study will also include influences that cross international borders, which were imposed on Indigenous nations and lands without their consent. Our subject matter will include social and political movements originating in grassroots Indigenous communities, as well as those originating in Indigenous governments. In the U.S. as globally, social and political relationships between Indigenous and settler nations are typified by conflict, with less frequent exceptions featuring cooperation and mutual benefit. Examining these relationships will complicate and question common conceptions and misconceptions about the history of Indigenous and settler nation political interaction. Yet, increasingly, our globalizing world forces us to re-consider these relationships in light of global concerns. This course will give us a general understanding of how these entities interact in complimentary, inefficient, and contradictory ways. Cross-listed with AIS 336 and SOC 336. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: 15 earned units or International Exchange Student Group