Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Studies
The Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor that includes courses from a variety of programs like Anthropology, English, History, Sociology. It includes a focus on both North American Indigenous Populations, as well as Indigenous Populations on other continents. The minor is open to all NDSU students who wish to combine the study of the subject with their major.
The Program
The requirements of the minor are flexible to allow students to create a program most beneficial to them. There is one required introductory course. To complete the other credits required for the 18 credit hour minor, students may choose from offerings in a variety of topics including Education, History, Literature, Anthropology, and Latin American Studies, among others. We are also happy to consider any Native American or Indigenous Studies courses you would like to transfer for credit.
Minor Requirements:
Introductory Course (3 Credits):
Tips 101 Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies
Electives (15 Credits):
ANTH 445 Archaeology of Native North America
ANTH 446 Latin America & Carribean: Afro-Latino/as, Gender, Indigeneity
ANTH 491 SEMINAR: Community-Based and Indigenous Archaeologies
ANTH 491 SEMINAR: Indigenous Peoples and Cultures of the Upper-Midwest
EDUC 489 Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds
ENGL 474 Native American Literature
HIST 431 The North American Plains
HIST 436 American Frontier to 1850
HIST 473 Colonial Mexico
HIST 475 Aztec, Maya, and Inca
SPAN 331 Introduction to Spanish American Civilization and Culture
For further information:
Contact Dr. Christopher M. Whitsel, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology