American Indian Communities: Sovereignty, Struggles, and Successes
AMERIND/CSCS 330 explores contemporary Native communities and their historical trajectory from colonization to self-determination and tribal sovereignty.
Raw average: 3.62/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Carolee Francis offered engaging discussions and group activities with manageable assignments, though she was a historical instructor.
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.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future
schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
11 / 40
0
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
23 / 40
0
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Historical reviews of Carolee Francis: Carolee Francis offers an engaging class with interesting insights and manageable assignments.
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
Historical reviews of Carolee Francis: Assignments are described as easy and manageable, involving group drawing, discussions, and papers.
Historical reviews of Kasey Keeler: Students report frustration with Kasey Keeler's inflexibility regarding medical absences and perceived unfair grading based on personal preference rather than rubrics.
Topics
Contemporary Native communities
Colonization and dispossession
Self-determination and tribal sovereignty
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A62.8%62.8%
AB25.6%25.6%
B9.3%9.3%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F2.3%2.3%
Grades over time
Through Fall 2025
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels
3.693.69GPA
Higher than 4949% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
4343letter grades
More recorded grades than 2525% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 70.070.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1320 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.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.