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Native American Studies Courses

History of the American Indian: Frontier Wars to Present

Course Number: NATAM 1
Units: 3
Class: 3 hours lecture (GR)
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
Description: Survey of histories and cultures of American Indian peoples in North America from pre-contact to the present. An analysis of the political, cultural, legal and military relationships that developed between American Indians and foreign nations. 2203.00 AA/AS area 2, 5; CSU area D3; IGETC area 4C


Native American Indians in Contemporary Society

Course Number: NATAM 2
Units: 3

Class: 3 hours lecture (GR)

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
Description: The socio-cultural development of American Indian populations in modern times with emphasis upon the United States. American Indian economic, political, and legal changes in the 20th and 21st centuries and issues of identity, the role of the federal government, gaming and self-determination. 2203.00
AA/AS area 2, 5; CSU area D3; IGETC area 4C


Women of Color

Course Number: NATAM 35
Units: 3
Class: 3 hours lecture (GR)
Also offered as Afram 35, Asame 35, and M/Lat 35.
Not open for credit to students who have completed or are concurrently enrolled in Afram 35, Asame 35, or M/Lat 35.
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
Description: Interdisciplinary examination of the lives of women of color in the U.S.: Exploration of the intersection of gender, class, ethnicity, and race in the lives of African-American, Asian-American, Chicana/Latina, and Native American women in the U.S.
AA/AS area 2, 5; CSU area D; IGETC area 4


Selected Topics in Native American Studies

Course Number: NATAM 48GA-MZ
Units:.5-5 units
Class: 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP)
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
Description: See section on Selected Topics.