SOVEREIGNTY AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE

EDPOL/HISTORY 412

Examines the history of education in America from the colonization of North America to the present to consider education in its broadest sense - as a process of individual development and cultural transmission. Explores such topics as the rise of common schools in the urban North; the education of Native Americans, immigrants, slaves, and free blacks; the evolution of teacher training (primarily for women); various philosophies of "progressive" school reform; the politics of desegregation, bilingual education, and special education; the articulation between high school and college work; and the evolving federal role in American education.

AMERIND/CSCS 330

Learn about contemporary Native communities, both domestically and globally, through a carefully curated selection of readings, podcasts, and videos from Indigenous scholars, community members, knowledge holders, and activists. Offers a broad historical overview of Native American communities in the United States that illustrates the historical trajectory from early colonization and dispossession through self-determination and the recognition of tribal sovereignty in action by local, state, and federal governments.

EDPOL 222

Examines concepts of sovereignty and educational policy formation for First Nations Peoples in the U.S. and key educational policies, practices, and contexts that have shaped American Indian education. Explores the 11 federally recognized tribes of Wisconsin, their sovereignty, and educational issues facing them and other tribal nations. Examines Wisconsin's Act 31, the contexts leading up to its creation, and its implementation. Considers the educational policy implications of state curriculum policy and common instructional materials for First Nations Peoples, land-grant universities, and broader society.

AMERIND/HISTORY 190

A broad survey of American Indian history which centers Indigenous peoples, communities, and nations in the context of U.S. policy and culture that emphasizes decolonial methods and Native ways of knowing the past.

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.