Listening to the Land
Explores Indigenous approaches to learning and 'land as first teacher' through place-based activities in Teejop (Madison region), focusing on language, environment, and settler colonialism.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Create relationships with each other, instructors, and the land
Understand how indigenous peoples value knowledge and how you, as a student, can ask for and seek knowledge
Begin your own personal relationship - mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually — with Teejop, and to see (and feel) the importance of this place beyond the classrooms and buildings
Critically analyze settler colonialism in higher education, including the cultural norms that it promulgates
Demonstrate an understanding of the history, culture, and perspectives of Native American Nations in the Upper Midwest in relation to place and education; and the particular historical and present-day impacts of settler colonialism on US-tribal relations and the racialization of indigenous people
Research, analyze, discuss, reflect, and present on the history and use of a particular plant or animal. In doing so, demonstrate self-awareness and empathy towards human and non-human people
Reflect on and synthesize hands on learning activities and share with others
Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges of settler colonialism
Explain the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges of settler colonialism and its undermining of tribal communities' sovereignty
Use sustainability principles for developing personal goals and professional values.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
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Topics
- Indigenous approaches to learning and languages in relation to land
- Settler colonialism in higher education
- Relationship to Teejop (Four Lakes/Madison region) and generational responsibilities
- Indigenous foodways and experiential, place-based learning
Skills
- Critical analysis of settler colonialism in higher education
- Understanding history, culture, and perspectives of Native American Nations in the Upper Midwest
- Researching and presenting on the history and use of plants or animals
- Explaining sustainability challenges of settler colonialism and tribal sovereignty
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