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Classes
AIIS 1100
Course Description
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the diverse cultures, histories and contemporary situations of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Students will also be introduced to important ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1600, ANTHR 1700
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G151
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nadasdy, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W M Van Rensselaer Hall 1106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nadasdy, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Kennedy Hall 101
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nadasdy, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R M Van Rensselaer Hall 1106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nadasdy, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Kennedy Hall 213
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nadasdy, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 2240
Course Description
This course explores the wide variety of languages indigenous to the Americas. There were thousands of languages spoken in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans and hundreds of these languages are ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 6240, LING 2248, LING 6248
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Murray, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 2350
Course Description
This introductory course surveys archaeology's contributions to the study of American Indian cultural diversity and change in North America north of Mexico. Lectures and readings will examine topics ranging ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2350, ANTHR 2235, ARKEO 2235
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall 106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jordan, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 2420
Course Description
One of the most pressing questions of our time is how we should understand the relationship between nature, or the environment, and culture, or society, and whether these should be viewed as separate domains ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2420, BSOC 2420
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Library 2B02
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nadasdy, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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- R McGraw Hall 215
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 2600
Course Description
The production of North American Indigenous literatures began long before European colonization, and persists in a variety of printed, sung, carved, painted, written, spoken, and digital media. From oral ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2600, ENGL 2600
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Byrd, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 3324
Course Description
An introduction to the language and culture of the Cayuga (Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ) people. Basic language instruction provided in an immersive learning environment, focusing on the relationship of language and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 3324, LING 6324
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- M McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 28, 2023
Instructors
Martin, J
- M Online Meeting
- Aug 21, 2023
Instructors
Martin, J
- M McGraw Hall 366
- Oct 23, 2023
Instructors
Martin, J
- M Online Meeting
- Oct 24 - Dec 3, 2023
Instructors
Martin, J
- M McGraw Hall 366
- Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Martin, J
- M Online Meeting
- Aug 29 - Oct 22, 2023
Instructors
Martin, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
AIIS 3330
Course Description
Based on indigenous and place-based "ways of knowing," this course (1) presents a theoretical and humanistic framework from which to understand generation of ecological knowledge; (2) examines processes ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3330, NTRES 3330, NTRES 6330
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 1153
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Kassam, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
If you are interested in this course but unable to enroll, please complete the wait list request form: https://forms.gle/XbKS8oZS93UP13K69
AIIS 3560
Course Description
The Western nation-state has failed to solve the two most pressing, indeed catastrophic, global problems: poverty and climate change. This failure is due to the inability of national policy to imagine ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3562, ENGL 3560
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Caldwell Hall 400
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Cheyfitz, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 4300
Course Description
Indigenous Peoples and De-Colonial Philosophies explores the formulations of de-colonization from multiple intellectual trajectories - namely the Fanonian, Latin American and Settler Colonial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 6300
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- M Caldwell Hall 400
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Richardson, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment is limited to: advanced undergraduates or graduate students. Course requirements differ at 4000 and 6000 levels.
AIIS 4625
Course Description
If you haven't read contemporary U.S. American Indian fiction, then it might be fair to ask how much you know about the United States, its origins and its current condition. Since the 1960s, American Indians ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4627, ENGL 4625
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Caldwell Hall 400
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Cheyfitz, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 4720
Course Description
This seminar uses archaeology to examine engagements between settlers and indigenous peoples throughout world history. Archaeology provides a perspective on settler-indigenous encounters that both supplements ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 7720, AMST 4272, AMST 6272, ANTHR 4272, ANTHR 7272, ARKEO 4272, ARKEO 7272
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 283
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jordan, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 4970
Course Description
Topic and credit hours TBA between faculty member and student. view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Parmenter, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Permission of instructor is required. Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Gleach, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Permission of instructor is required. Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.
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AIIS 6240
Course Description
This course explores the wide variety of languages indigenous to the Americas. There were thousands of languages spoken in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans and hundreds of these languages are ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 2240, LING 2248, LING 6248
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Murray, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
AIIS 6300
Course Description
Indigenous Peoples and De-Colonial Philosophies explores the formulations of de-colonization from multiple intellectual trajectories - namely the Fanonian, Latin American and Settler Colonial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 4300
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Caldwell Hall 400
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Richardson, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment is limited to: advanced undergraduates or graduate students. Course requirements differ at 4000 and 6000 levels.
AIIS 6451
Course Description
The course will focus on the basics of Federal Indian Law, the ever-changing body of case and statutory law and treaties that define the limits and extent of Indian tribal sovereignty in the United States ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LAW 6451
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Myron Taylor Hall 389
- Aug 21 - Nov 30, 2023
Instructors
Porter, R
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- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Porter, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
AIIS 6970
Course Description
A student may, with approval of a faculty advisor, study a problem or topic not covered in a regular course or may undertake tutorial study of an independent nature in an area of interest in American Indian ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nadasdy, P
Richardson, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Sign into your faculty section. If your faculty member is not listed, please contact 140 Roberts Hall or the graduate school to add the faculty member.
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AIIS 7720
Course Description
This seminar uses archaeology to examine engagements between settlers and indigenous peoples throughout world history. Archaeology provides a perspective on settler-indigenous encounters that both supplements ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 4720, AMST 4272, AMST 6272, ANTHR 4272, ANTHR 7272, ARKEO 4272, ARKEO 7272
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 283
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jordan, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person