Learning Pathways - Indigenous Studies
Description
This pathway is focused on exploring and understanding Indigenous environmental regimes and systems of knowledge. Understanding Indigenous peoples' environmental knowledge aids academic study by resituating the human in ecological terms and the non-human in ethical terms. Both Western and Indigenous environmental studies share an interest in sustaining resilient landscapes and this pathway will aid students in exploring the best practices of both systems of thought toward reaching this common goal.
Faculty
Jay T Johnson, Geography and Indigenous Studies - Lead Faculty Member, Indigenous Studies
Byron Caminero-Santangelo, English
Dorothy Daley, Political Science
Joseph Brewer, Indigenous Studies - video link
Kelly Kindscher, Environmental Studies
Joane Nagel, Sociology
Ray Pierotti, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Resources
Suggested Courses
Typically Offered Every Year
- EVRN 420 Topics in Environmental Studies: _____
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Courses on special topics in Environmental Science and/or Policy. These courses may be lecture, discussions, or readings. Students may enroll in more than one interest group but may enroll in a given interest group only once. LEC.
Spring 2018 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Caminero-Santangelo, Byron
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM SNOW 256 - LAWRENCE
3 63619 LEC Loecke, Terrance
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM SNOW 316 - LAWRENCE
3 65072 LEC Jakubauskas, Mark
F 01:00-02:30 PM SNOW 256 - LAWRENCE
3 68750 LEC Burke, Matthew
MW 02:30-05:20 PM CHAL 103 - LAWRENCE
3 68868 LEC Tiwari, Geetanjali
TuTh 02:30-03:45 PM FR 221 - LAWRENCE
3 65110 LEC Brewer II, Joseph
M 03:00-05:00 PM SNOW 256 - LAWRENCE
3 68916
- EVRN 542 Ethnobotany
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Course will involve lectures and discussion of Ethnobotany - the mutual relationship between plants and traditional people. Research from both the field of anthropology and botany will be incorporated in this course to study the cultural significance of plant materials. The course has 7 main areas of focus: 1) Methods in Ethnobotanical Study; 2) Traditional Botanical Knowledge - knowledge systems, ethnolinguistics; 3) Edible and Medicinal Plants of North America (focus on North American Indians); 4) Traditional Phytochemistry - how traditional people made use of chemical substances; 5) Understanding Traditional Plant Use and Management; 6) Applied Ethnobotany; 7) Ethnobotany in Sustainable Development (focus on medicinal plant exploration by pharmaceutical companies in Latin America). (Same as ANTH 582.) Prerequisite: ANTH 104, ANTH 108, EVRN 148, or consent of instructor. LEC.
Spring 2018 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Kindscher, Kelly
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM FR 214 - LAWRENCE
3 58808
Typically Offered Every Two Years
- ISP 101 Introduction to Indigenous Nations Studies
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An introduction to the study of Indigenous peoples. It surveys the concepts, methods, and content relevant to Applied Indigenous Studies, using case studies drawn from diverse cultures. The course illustrates that the social, political, religious, and economic aspects of American Indian life are interconnected and that tribal histories cannot be understood without an awareness of these fields. Students are introduced to controversies over how to research, write, and interpret American Indians, and will address the foundations of Indigenous Studies, and that is Indigenous concepts of decolonization, empowerment and Nation-building. The course explores how the lives of Indigenous people have been affected by colonization, while exploring the varying definitions of "colonialism", "colonizer" and the "colonized. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2018 semester.
- ISP 601 Indigenous Peoples of the World
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A survey of the varied responses of global Indigenous peoples as a result of the imposition of external economic and political systems. An overview of diverse, thematic issues such as land rights, economic development, resources and cultural patrimony, languages, knowledge systems, and women's rights from the perspectives of Indigenous societies around the world. Detailed studies of Indigenous peoples seeking recognition and protection under international law are used. (Same as GEOG 601 and GIST 601.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2018 semester.
Typically Offered Less Than Every Two Years
- EVRN 528 Environmental Justice and Public Policy
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This course provides an overview of environmental justice, both as a social movement and as a public policy initiative. Environmental justice examines the distribution of environmental externalities across different socio-economic and racial groups. We will discuss several different public policy areas that have been impacted by the environmental justice movement: hazardous waste facility siting, urban redevelopment and Brownfields, transportation policy, and Native American sovereignty. We will also touch upon international environmental policy in an environmental justice context. Throughout the course we will evaluate empirical issues in studying environmental justice. (Same as POLS 528.) Prerequisite: POLS 306, or a statistics class, or consent of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2018 semester.
Haskell Environmental Science Courses
ENVS 310: Geologic History: A Sense of Place
ENVS 410: Ecological History of North America and Its People
PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in enrolling in one of the courses listed above, remember to check the Schedule of Classes or contact the offering department (e.g., Geography & Atmospheric Science) to verify that the course will be offered during the semester in which you plan to enroll in the course.
