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Native American Studies Program

Basic Structure of the Program

  • NAS is an interdisciplinary Program that studies cultures, literature, history, politics and contemporary issues.
  • The program offers courses cross-listed with Anthropology, History, English, Environmental Studies, and other disciplines, as well as courses that count for NAS credit only.
  • Many courses in NAS are open to all classes with few or no prerequisites.
  • NAS offers both a major and a minor, and can be part of a modified major.

Fall courses for the interested first-year student

  • NAS 8: Perspectives in Native American Studies
  • NAS 11: Ancient Native Americans (=ANTH 11)
  • NAS 14: The Invasion of America: American Indian History Pre-Contact to 1830 (=HIST 14)
  • NAS 22: Native American Lives
  • NAS 25: Indian Country Today
  • NAS 28: Native Americans: Film and Television (= FILM 42)
  • NAS 54: Who Owns Culture? (=ANTH 60)
  • NAS 58: Environmental Justice Movements in the United States (=ENVS 58)

Winter courses for the interested first-year student

  • NAS 10: Peoples and Cultures of Native North America (=ANTH 4)
  • NAS 34: Native American Oral Tradition Literature (=ENGL 60.6)
  • NAS 52: Environmental Issues in Indian Country (=ENVS 58)

Spring courses for the interested first-year student

  • NAS 15: American Indian History: 1830 to Present (=HIST 15)
  • NAS 35: Native American Literature (=ENGL 45)
  • NAS 39: American Indian Tribal Governance
  • NAS 49: The Land of the Totem Poles (=ANTH 25)

Information for the first-year student who plans to pursue the major or minor

  • Prerequisite course work for the major or minor is NAS 8, offered in fall 2007. Students should consult the ORC for further course requirements.

Other information

  • Students considering a major or minor in NAS should make an appointment to meet with Colin Calloway (Colin.G.Calloway@Dartmouth.EDU)
  • The major and minor are fairly flexible and can accommodate many issues that arise for students who are double majoring or have a complicated D-Plan.

Current Enrollments, Class Size, and Distributives

The ORC

The Native American Studies Homepage

Last Updated: 9/21/07