LITERATURES OF NATIVE AMERICA

AMERIND/LINGUIS 371

Overview of native languages of North America, including topics such as history, distribution, diversity, government policy, language endangerment, elaboration of cultural domains, language and worldview, speech styles, language structure (phonology, morphology, grammatical categories), performance (narrative, song), writing systems.

AMERIND/ENGL 246

Presents a broad range of literatures from diverse Native traditions and eras, to provide students with a basic knowledge of major issues affecting and best-known texts by American Indian women authors.

AMERIND 303

Gain an understanding of the grammatical and cultural features of an Indigenous language. Includes exploration of cultural practices and values through the study of oral and written narrative.

AMERIND 304

Focus on proficiency in reading, speaking, and writing of an Indigenous language. Includes exploration of cultural practices and values through the study of oral and written narrative.

AMERIND 100

Focus is history, social organization, political experience, artistic expression of North American Indians, using methods and materials from a number of disciplines as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field.