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The struggles of indigenous peoples from Gwich'in to Alaska to the Ngai Tahu of Aotearoa (New Zealand) to protect their lands, resources, and ways of life from the desecreations and exploitations of colonialism and neocolonialism. Topics: self-determination, sovereignty, environmental justice, natural resource management, sacred geography protection, water rights, cultural survival, and intellectual property rights.

The history of competing tribal and Western economic models, and the legal, political, social, and cultural implications for tribal economic development. Case studies include mineral resource extraction, gaming, and cultural tourism. 21st-century strategies for sustainable economic development and protection of political and cultural sovereignty.

Communication and language in crosscultural education, including literacy and interethnic communication in relation to native classrooms in the mainland U.S., Alaska, and nations and territories of the Pacific. Focus is on implications of social, cultural, and linguistic diversity for educational practice in bridging intercultural differences between schools and native communities.

Hollywood and the film industry have had a major influence on American society for nearly a century. Initially designed to provide entertainment, the cinema broadened its impact by creating images perceived as real and essentialist. Hollywood's Indians have been the main source of information about who American Indians are and Hollywood has helped shape inaccurate and stereotypical perceptions that continue to exist today. This course looks chronologically at cinematic interpretations and critically examines accurate portrayals of American Indians and of American history.

Indigenous technologies, philosophies, and aesthetics as expressed through performance, visual art, and the ceremonial practices of Chicana, indigenous, and African women artists and spirit practitioners in America.