Native American Studies Major

North American (N) and Latin American (L) Courses

Seven elective courses, at least two courses must be taken in each of these areas:

One of the Following

• ANTH 358 - Native American Cultures (GR)
• HIST 358 - Conquest and Colony: Cultural Encounters in the New World (GL)

400-Level Course

An approved 400-level course or an approved 400-level independent study project

Electives

With permission of the director of Native American studies, the following courses may also be counted among the North and Latin American electives when they have appropriate course content or a research paper is undertaken:

• ANTH 103 - Introduction to Archaeology (L)
• CORE 171C - Mexico (L)
• CORE 172C - California (N)
• CORE 177C - Peru (L)
• CORE 193C - Brazil (L)
• CORE 199C - Bolivia (L)
• HIST 209 - The Atlantic World, 1492 - 1800 (GL) (L, N)
• HIST 230 - The Making of Latin America (GL) (L)
• HIST 231 - Resistance and Revolt in Latin America (GL) (L)
• HIST 480 - Seminar on Problems in Latin American History (GL) (L)
• MUSI 221 - World Music (H&A) (L)
• UNST 350 - Interdisciplinary Methods Seminar (L, N)

Archaeological or Anthropological Fieldwork

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in archaeological or anthropological fieldwork (e.g., ANTH 253 ) and/or first-hand curricular contact with a Native American community.

With the advice and consent of the director, students are encouraged to enroll for a summer or term in field schools in archaeology or social anthropology, or Native American community colleges. Such approved programs may earn Native American Studies course credit.

Students are further encouraged to participate in non-curricular opportunities such as summer archaeological fieldwork with a Colgate faculty member or hands-on research with Native American collections in the Longyear Museum of Anthropology.