ETHN 315: Contemporary Native and Indigenous Studies

Ethnic Studies · 5 credits

This is a topics course which will expose students to current issues in Native and Indigenous Studies such as social movements, Indigenous ontologies, storytelling and orality, land-based practices, revitalization, food sovereignty, and resurgence. Repeatable with different topics to a maximum of 10 credits, including original course.

Offered in 4 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2025 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

ETHN 201 or ETHN 202 or American Cultural Studies 202

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

ETHN 201 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
ETHN 202 Introduction to Native and Indigenous Studies

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (1)

HIST 475

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

HIST 475 Topics in North American Indigenous History
- HIST 414 The Carolingian Era

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Wells, Mo	5	Winter 2025 to Spring 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (5 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	0 Indigenous Foodways	23359	Seminar	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · BH 173	Wells, Mo	0/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	0 Indigenous Methodologies	12903	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · CH 245	Wells, Mo	0/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0 Indigenous Resurgence Movement	12814	Seminar	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · BH 114	Wells, Mo	4/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0 Indigenous Methodologies	13748	Seminar	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · BH 111	Wells, Mo	9/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0 Indigenous Resurgence Movement	13626	Seminar	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · MH 105	Wells, Mo	7/25	Face to Face Instruction