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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to give the student the opportunity to study the perceptual and concept development of the American Indians in the morality, beliefs, belief systems, and religiosity of American Indian culture. It will examine the integration of ideology and thought with the viewpoints of the supernatural.
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3.00 Credits
In this course students will be introduced to the scientific study of the origin, migration patterns and the social structure of American Indians. A comparative discussion of anthropology is presented to give students an understanding of the history and methods of this discipline
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history of the Crow People from their origins and migrations up to 1860. The course will discuss how Crow society and culture operated throughout this time period. Major topics include, Crow political and family structure, Crow participation in Native trade networks, the environment, the effect of European explorers, the fur trade, and Western Expansion.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a description and analysis of Indian tribes and groups which lived in, used, or migrated through the area which is now Montana from at least 10,000 B.C. to 1861 A.D. Attention is given to the basic characteristics of Montana Indian groups, intercultural relations, and culture change, including prehistory and proto-history, the impact of Euro-American exploration, the fur trade, and early Westward expansion. Attention is paid to methods and findings derived from archaeology, oral traditions, ethnographic studies, and historical sources.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a description and analysis of Indian tribes and groups which lived in, used, or migrated through the area which is now Montana from 1862 to the present. Attention is given to the basic characteristics of the Montana Indian groups, intercultural relations, culture change, and the persistence and revival of Indian culture, including the impact of Euro-American expansion in connection with gold discovery, Indian wars, development of the reservation system, World Wars I and II, citizenship, the New Deal, the War on Poverty, civil rights movement, urbanization, and other contemporary issues. Attention is paid to methods and findings derived from oral traditions, ethnographic studies, historical sources, and contemporary media.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of major issues affecting contemporary experiences of American Indians. Discussions will include, but not be limited to, sovereignty, economic development, law, government, education, health and identity.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to study the systems that American Indian governments have established. The process of leadership selection and the roles of these leaders will be examined. Studies of different tribal governmental structures are presented.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to give the students an opportunity to study the unique legal status, problems and issues of the American Indians in the United States. Basic legal concepts and the historical review of Federal Indian Policy including statutes, case law and practice will be examined. Tribal law and governmental processes in the promulgation of tribal policy will be presented. The legal rights of American Indians as tribes and individuals will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This Course is designed to study the economic potential of American Indians in their individual and tribal state. Topics such as natural resource development, agriculture, retailing and economic advantages of cultural events will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to review historical and present issues in Indian education. Topics covered include, culture, bilingualism, values and ethics, lifestyles and expectations of Native communities in academic and extracurricular activities
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