The NAIS minor introduces students to Critical Indigenous Studies (CIS), a dynamic, multidisciplinary field that centers Indigenous ways of knowing, Indigenous-led research, and ethical relations with Indigenous peoples and communities. Through NAIS coursework, students will critically examine systems of power, knowledge, governance, and social life through the study of the transnational histories, cultures, and politics of Indigenous peoples in what is now Connecticut and across the globe.

Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Core Courses
NAIS 2000		3
Select one of the following:		3
NAIS 2200	Indigenous Peoples of the Northeast
NAIS 3101	Critical Indigenous Studies
Elective Courses
Select nine credits from the following courses: 1		9
NAIS 2100E	Climate Colonialism and Indigenous Resistance
NAIS 3500
ANTH 2511	Museums and Anthropology: Design, Care and Collections Science
ANTH/AFRA/LLAS/NAIS 2346	Afro-Indigenous Freedom Struggles in Latin America
ANTH 3027	Postcolonial Indigenous Presence
ANTH 3030E	Indigenous Pacifics
ENGL/NAIS 2210	Introduction to Indigenous Literatures and Cultures
ENGL/NAIS 2608	Introduction to Indigenous Film
ENGL/NAIS 3618	Indigenous Horror
GSCU/NAIS/WGSS 3211	Indigenous Geographies in Abya Yala and Turtle Island (The Americas)
HIST 2570	American Indian History
MCB 3847W	Historically Excluded and Underrepresented Scientists
POLS 3866W
Total Credits		15

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Other courses may be applied to the elective requirement with the approval of the NAIS minor coordinator.