Class Roster - Fall 2026 - Subject - American Indian and Indigenous Studies

AIIS 1100

Indigenous North America

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1600, ANTHR 1700
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4970 AIIS 1100 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Jordan, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

4971 AIIS 1100 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 3:20pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

4972 AIIS 1100 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- R 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

4973 AIIS 1100 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- R 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

4974 AIIS 1100 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

AIIS 2420

Nature-Culture: Ethnographic Approaches to Human Environment Relations

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2420, BSOC 2420
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

13168 AIIS 2420 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Nadasdy, P
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

13169 AIIS 2420 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- R 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

13170 AIIS 2420 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- R 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

13171 AIIS 2420 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

13172 AIIS 2420 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- R 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

13173 AIIS 2420 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 3:20pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

13174 AIIS 2420 DIS 208
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

AIIS 3248

Finger Lakes and Beyond: Archaeology of the Native Northeast

This course provides a long-term overview of the indigenous peoples of Cornell's home region and their neighbors from an archaeological perspective. Cornell students live and work in the traditional territory ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 6248, AMST 3248, AMST 6248, ANTHR 3248, ANTHR 6248, ARKEO 3248, ARKEO 6248
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

13138 AIIS 3248 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Jordan, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

AIIS 3324

Cayuga Language and Culture

An introduction to the language and culture of the Cayuga (Gayogo_hó:no?) people. Basic language instruction provided in an immersive learning environment, focusing on the relationship of language and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 3324, LING 6324
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

2291 AIIS 3324 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Henhawk, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

AIIS 3330

Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Place-Based Ecological Knowledge

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3330, NTRES 3330
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

18368 AIIS 3330 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Kassam, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

AIIS 4970

Independent Study

Topic and credit hours TBA between faculty member and student. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Project Session Full.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4987 AIIS 4970 IND 606
Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (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 number.

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AIIS 6010

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Speaker Series

Graduate-level course that introduces students to ongoing research in the field of American Indian and Indigenous Studies in a proseminar/colloquium format. Advanced graduate students are expected to present ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4988 AIIS 6010 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Rickard, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

AIIS 6248

Finger Lakes and Beyond: Archaeology of the Native Northeast

This course provides a long-term overview of the indigenous peoples of Cornell's home region and their neighbors from an archaeological perspective. Cornell students live and work in the traditional territory ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AIIS 3248, AMST 3248, AMST 6248, ANTHR 3248, ANTHR 6248, ARKEO 3248, ARKEO 6248
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

13142 AIIS 6248 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Jordan, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

AIIS 6970

Independent Study in American Indian and Indigenous Studies

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

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Syllabi: none

Project Session Full.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4989 AIIS 6970 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Nadasdy, P
  Richardson, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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AIIS 1100 Indigenous North America

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AIIS 2420 Nature-Culture: Ethnographic Approaches to Human Environment Relations

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AIIS 3248 Finger Lakes and Beyond: Archaeology of the Native Northeast

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AIIS 3324 Cayuga Language and Culture

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AIIS 3330 Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Place-Based Ecological Knowledge

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AIIS 4970 Independent Study

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AIIS 1100

Indigenous North America

AIIS 2420

Nature-Culture: Ethnographic Approaches to Human Environment Relations

AIIS 3248

Finger Lakes and Beyond: Archaeology of the Native Northeast

AIIS 3324

Cayuga Language and Culture

AIIS 3330

Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Place-Based Ecological Knowledge

AIIS 4970

Independent Study

AIIS 6010

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Speaker Series

AIIS 6248

Finger Lakes and Beyond: Archaeology of the Native Northeast

AIIS 6970

Independent Study in American Indian and Indigenous Studies