Minor in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies

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Students interested in the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies Minor are encouraged to make an appointment with Maria Williams, Chair of AKNS, or Nelta Edwards, co-chair, to discuss their course of study and to fill out a Declaration of the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies Minor form.

Enroll into the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies Minor

Students may select from one of two areas to complete the requirements for the minor: a policy focus or language focus.

Both of these areas emphasize the dynamic nature of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native cultures and the conflict between traditional Native values and those of the dominant Euro-American society. The Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies Minor provides a valuable enrichment to any UAA baccalaureate degree. 

**A minimum of 19 credits is required for the minor, of which 6 credits must be upper division.**

Core Courses
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡201Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Perspectives3
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡492Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders3
Complete 7 to 9 credits in one of the following focus areas:7-9
Policy Focus
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡290
Topics in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies
AKNS/PS A346
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Politics
AKNS/PS A313
Tribes, Nations and Peoples
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡432
Indigenous Well-Being and Education
AKNS/ANTH A461
Decolonizing Methodologies
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡490
Advanced Topics in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies
Language Focus
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Elementary Central Yup'ik Language I
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 Elementary Tlingit Language I
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 Elementary Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Language I
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 Elementary Inupiaq Language I
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 Elementary Alutiiq Language I
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 Elementary Dena'ina Language I
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 Elementary Ahtna Language I
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Elementary Central Yup'ik Language II
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 Elementary Tlingit Language II
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 Elementary Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Language II
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 Elementary Inupiaq Language II
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 Elementary Alutiiq Language II
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 Elementary Dena'ina Language II
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 Elementary Ahtna Language II
Complete 6 credits from the following in addition to focus area courses above:6
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Elementary Central Yup'ik Language I
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Elementary Tlingit Language I
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡101°ä
Elementary Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Language I
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Elementary Inupiaq Language I
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡101·¡
Elementary Alutiiq Language I
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡101¹ó
Elementary Dena'ina Language I
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡101±á
Elementary Ahtna Language I
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡102´¡
Elementary Central Yup'ik Language II
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Elementary Tlingit Language II
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡102°ä
Elementary Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Language II
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Elementary Inupiaq Language II
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Elementary Alutiiq Language II
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡102¹ó
Elementary Dena'ina Language II
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡102±á
Elementary Ahtna Language II
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡114´¡
Central Yup'ik Reading and Writing
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡114·¡
Alutiiq and Sugpiaq Reading and Writing
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡182
Grant Writing for Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Communities
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡190
Selected Topics: Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Cultural Skills
AKNS/MUS A215
Music of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Natives and Indigenous Peoples of Northern Regions
AKNS/MUS A216
World Indigenous Music
AKNS/MUS A218A
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Drummaking Techniques: Athabascan and Southeast Style
AKNS/MUS A218B
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Drummaking Techniques: Inupiaq and Yup'ik Style
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡230
Oral Traditions of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native People
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡240
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Cultural Orientation - Alutiiq/Sugpiaq
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡261
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Art History
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡290
Topics in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡292´¡
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Language Apprenticeship
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡292µþ
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Language Conversational Fluency Intensive
AKNS/PS A313
Tribes, Nations and Peoples
AKNS/PS A346
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Politics
AKNS/MUS A356
Yup'ik Music and Dance Ensemble
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡432
Indigenous Well-Being and Education
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡482
Indigenous Knowledge(s) and the Sciences in Global Contexts
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡490
Advanced Topics in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡495
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Studies Internship
´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡200
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Cultures
·¡±·³Ò³¢Ìý´¡245
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Literatures
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý´¡341
History of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
´³±«³§°ÕÌý´¡355
Rural Justice
Total19-21

A minimum of 19 credits is required for the minor, of which 6 credits must be upper-division.