• NAIS 3000: Plains Culture and History

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  An ethnohistorical study of those Native peoples inhabiting the plains region of the United States from prehistory to the present. Cross listed with HIST 3000. Prerequisite: 6 hours of HIST or NAIS.
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• NAIS 3010: Proficient Indigenous Lang:

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Emphasizes the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing so as to help students function effectively in the tribal cultural context of which the language is a part. Prerequisite: NAIS 2010.
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• NAIS 3100: Tribal Lit of Great Plains

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Familiarizes students with American Indian literatures of the Great Plains. The Great Plains region is the locus of much historical and contemporary significance in regard to American Indian cultures. The literature of Great Plains Indians allows students to confront and reexamine the national narratives surrounding American Indians. Cross listed with ENGL 3100. Prerequisites: 6 hours of NAIS or ENGL.
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• NAIS 3200: Indigenous Peoples & Env

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Understand the historical, political, and socio-economic forces that have shaped the relationships of indigenous peoples to their environments, and to be able discern the similarities and dissimilarities of indigenous issues across international borders. The course may include a study abroad component. Prerequisites: 6 hours NAIS credit.
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• NAIS 3300: Federal Indian Law

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Survey of law that applies to individual Indians and tribal governments. In particular, explores the legal relationships among, and relative jurisdictions of, federal, tribal, and state governments. Specific topics include civil and criminal jurisdiction, taxation, family law, hunting and fishing, and gaming regulations. Prerequisite: NAIS 1001 or 1350.
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• NAIS 3400: Trad Ecological Knowledge

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Description of the interaction between economy, religion, language and the ecosystem for select indigenous peoples and discussion of the pedagogical methods for preserving their ecological knowledge. An examination of the conflict between contemporary society's demands and preserving traditional society's heritage. Cross listed with GEOG 3400. Prerequisite: one course in American Indian culture.
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• NAIS 4000: Indians of Wyoming

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines Native American culture in Wyoming from pre-history to the 21st century. Analyzes social, political, and economic developments of Native peoples of Wyoming before, during, and after contact with Europeans. Discusses interaction between these diverse societies and explores the changing relationships between Indians and Euro-Americans through the periods after contact. Cross listed with HIST 4000. Prerequisites 6 hours of HIST or 6 hours of NAIS.
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• NAIS 4010: Adv Indigenous Lang:

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Stresses the usage of language through composition, conversation, oral presentation, and grammar review. Prerequisite: NAIS 3010.
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• NAIS 4020: Internship

  1.00 - 12.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Requires active participation and service to an Indigenous community or organization in US or elsewhere. A written agreement among the student, the NAIS director or NAIS faculty mentor, and an on-site supervisor is required. NAIS Majors must take at least four credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 hours in American Indian studies program.
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• NAIS 4075: Culture, Identity, & Place

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course explores how lived experiences, sociocultural relations, and connections to place shape the constructs of individual and collective identities. Students will develop a conscious awareness of place by critically engaging with the Manito diaspora, Indigenous ways of knowing, Anglo-Texan working-class culture, Mexican-American borderlands, and Black rural and urban experience. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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