Spring 2027

American Indian Communities: Sovereignty, Struggles, and Successes

Explores contemporary Native communities and the historical trajectory from colonization to tribal sovereignty using readings, podcasts, and videos from Indigenous voices.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Carolee Francis

The workload included some papers and group projects, which students found to be very easy and manageable.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Awareness of History’s Impact on the Present: Understand and identify the relationships and effects of colonial & historical trauma that shaped and continues to influence current sovereignty issues, health disparities, food inequalities, and Tribal lifeways for both rural and urban communities.

  • A Consciousness of Self and Other: Explore individual implicit biases in which to construct respectful and culturally responsive self-awareness.

  • Identify key ways Native communities differ from other racial/ethnic groups. Students will “unlearn” and question assumptions about Native communities in the US and reflect on their own racial/ethnic identity.

  • Describe the role of sovereignty for Native American communities historically and contemporarily.

  • Evaluate the impact and significance of colonization on Native communities in the US including global Indigenous populations. Students will offer a critical analysis of who has and who continues to benefit from dominant narratives of colonization.

  • Apply learned knowledge to interrogate the complex systems of oppression and marginalization that Native communities continue to face.

  • Compare and analyze the efforts of Native communities working to make systemic changes in their own communities and better understand the cultural perspectives of those communities.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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AMERIND/CSCS 330

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CAROLEE DODGE FRANCIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KASEY KEELER is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Carolee Francis

Students described an engaging class where Professor Francis shared tribal insights, and sessions involved group drawing, discussions, and storytelling.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.68 GPA, 82.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.38 GPA, 63.3% A/AB (n=60 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.69 GPA, 88.4% A/AB (n=43 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Carolee Francis

The workload included some papers and group projects, which students found to be very easy and manageable.

Past student reviews · Kasey Keeler

One student found the class interesting but noted that Professor Keeler did not permit a makeup assignment for a serious medical absence.

Topics

  • Colonization, dispossession, self-determination, and tribal sovereignty.
  • Health disparities, food inequalities, and Tribal lifeways in rural and urban contexts.
  • Systems of oppression and marginalization affecting Native communities.

Skills

  • Critical analysis of colonization narratives and comparison of community-driven systemic change efforts.
  • Constructing culturally responsive self-awareness by exploring implicit biases and reflecting on racial/ethnic identity.

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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